Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Brazil
Brazil: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term was 3.63 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) in Brazil, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3.63 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Brazil peaked at 13.02 billion US dollar in 2010 and was at its lowest, 501.60 million US dollar, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 25th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Brazil, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.36 billion US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 938.14 million US dollar | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 billion US dollar | +61.9% |
| 2004 | 2.11 billion US dollar | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 2.60 billion US dollar | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 2.50 billion US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.51 billion US dollar | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 billion US dollar | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 578.52 million US dollar | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 13.02 billion US dollar | +2150.8% |
| 2011 | 3.67 billion US dollar | -71.8% |
| 2012 | 3.56 billion US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.76 billion US dollar | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 3.66 billion US dollar | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 3.11 billion US dollar | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 3.54 billion US dollar | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 841.97 million US dollar | -76.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 billion US dollar | +259.1% |
| 2019 | 2.56 billion US dollar | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 1.97 billion US dollar | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 501.60 million US dollar | -74.5% |
| 2022 | 2.38 billion US dollar | +374.3% |
| 2023 | 1.53 billion US dollar | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 2.41 billion US dollar | +57.1% |
| 2025 | 3.63 billion US dollar | +50.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.63 billion US dollar is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.28 million US dollar, 94.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.63 billion US dollar is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.75 million US dollar, 46.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2150.8% | 578.52 million US dollar | 13.02 billion US dollar |
| 2022 | +374.3% | 501.60 million US dollar | 2.38 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.60 billion US dollar | 578.52 million US dollar | 2.60 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.98 billion US dollar | 841.97 million US dollar | 13.02 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 billion US dollar | 501.60 million US dollar | 3.63 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More external debt data for Brazil
- Net financial flows, IBRD 47.36 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 196.85 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 528.83 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 112.52 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 17.1% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Brazil?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Brazil was 3.63 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.02 billion US dollar in 2010.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 501.60 million US dollar in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6)?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term (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.