Short-term debt in Brazil
Brazil: Short-term debt was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 13.9% for short-term debt in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Brazil peaked at 21.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 8.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 11.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 6.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Brazil?
- Short-term debt in Brazil was 13.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for short-term debt?
- Brazil ranks 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.