Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Brazil
Brazil: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions was -938.35 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Brazil, 2010–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Brazil stood at -938.35 billion. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Brazil peaked at -113.21 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -938.35 billion, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -334.72 billion | -556.49 billion | -113.21 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -674.39 billion | -938.35 billion | -237.09 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Brazil?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Brazil was -938.35 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -113.21 billion in 2012.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -938.35 billion in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.