How does Brazil rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?

Brazil ranks 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Brazil

Name: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Brazil
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Brazil: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 49.2%

World rank

48th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1999

All-time low

0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Brazil, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Brazil stood at 0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Brazil peaked at 0.1137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

Brazil ranks 48th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Brazil, 1970 to 2024.
Year	TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0181 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1972	0.0206 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1973	0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1974	0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.6%
1975	0.0337 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1976	0.0282 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1977	0.0328 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1978	0.0423 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.8%
1979	0.0513 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
1980	0.0624 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
1981	0.0695 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1982	0.071 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1983	0.0705 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1984	0.0731 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1985	0.0547 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.2%
1986	0.0455 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1987	0.0425 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1988	0.0549 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.3%
1989	0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.5%
1990	0.0214 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.8%
1991	0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1992	0.0265 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1993	0.0307 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1994	0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1995	0.0281 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1996	0.0297 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1997	0.0437 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.1%
1998	0.0595 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.2%
1999	0.1137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+91.0%
2000	0.0894 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
2001	0.0894 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2002	0.1021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2003	0.1045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2004	0.0803 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.1%
2005	0.0706 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2006	0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2007	0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
2008	0.0333 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2009	0.0267 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
2010	0.0208 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
2011	0.0226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2012	0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
2013	0.0332 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+79.5%
2014	0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2015	0.0499 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.7%
2016	0.0654 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
2017	0.0462 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
2018	0.0498 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2019	0.0811 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.6%
2020	0.0881 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2021	0.0969 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2022	0.0644 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.5%
2023	0.1028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.6%
2024	0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0513 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0579 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0731 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0214 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0692 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0267 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0413 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0811 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0809 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1028 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

45 Nigeria 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Benin 0.0533 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Dominican Republic 0.0532 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
49 Peru 0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.049 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
51 Honduras 0.0483 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Brazil

IFC, private nonguaranteed 678.60 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.2 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 132.43 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.0% (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -447.42 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.7% (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Other investment, Debt instruments 85.56 billion US dollar (2025)
Use of IMF credit 17.57 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Brazil?: Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Brazil was 0.0522 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.1137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Brazil rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?: Brazil ranks 48th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.