Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Brazil
Brazil: Portfolio investment, Debt securities was 28.47 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Brazil, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 28.47 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.1% on the previous year and up 253.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in Brazil peaked at 28.47 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.40 billion US dollar, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 43rd of 161 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.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Brazil, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.40 billion US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 3.46 billion US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.35 billion US dollar | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 7.00 billion US dollar | +60.8% |
| 2005 | 8.03 billion US dollar | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 10.68 billion US dollar | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 12.72 billion US dollar | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 9.81 billion US dollar | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 7.88 billion US dollar | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 23.47 billion US dollar | +198.0% |
| 2011 | 11.58 billion US dollar | -50.7% |
| 2012 | 8.76 billion US dollar | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 8.51 billion US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.04 billion US dollar | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 8.06 billion US dollar | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 9.07 billion US dollar | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 9.06 billion US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.16 billion US dollar | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 10.01 billion US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.53 billion US dollar | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 10.93 billion US dollar | +45.2% |
| 2022 | 12.30 billion US dollar | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 16.21 billion US dollar | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 17.67 billion US dollar | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 28.47 billion US dollar | +61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.48 billion US dollar | 3.40 billion US dollar | 12.72 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.07 billion US dollar | 8.06 billion US dollar | 23.47 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.52 billion US dollar | 7.53 billion US dollar | 28.47 billion US dollar | 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 portfolio investment, debt securities in Brazil?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Brazil was 28.47 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.47 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.40 billion US dollar in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.3%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.