Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Brazil

Budget balance in Brazil in 2031 — -6.1%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 188. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2031 -6.1% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 167of 188
Period maximum -2.4%2008
Period minimum -11.6%2020

Trend over time

2001–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Brazil, 2001–2031-12.5-10-7.5-5-2.50200120042007201020132016201920222025202820312001: -3.5%2002: -4.1%2003: -5.4%2004: -3%2005: -3.4%2006: -4.9%2007: -2.7%2008: -2.4%2009: -4.2%2010: -3.6%2011: -2.7%2012: -2.4%2013: -3.4%2014: -6.3%2015: -9.3%2016: -8%2017: -8%2018: -7%2019: -4.9%2020: -11.6%2021: -2.6%2022: -4%2023: -7.7%2024: -6.2%2025: -8.1%2026: -7.7%2027: -6.9%2028: -6.2%2029: -6%2030: -6.1%2031: -6.1%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil -6.1%
World computed -4.85%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -3.31%
South America computed -3.77%
Budget balance — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6.1 +0 pp
2030 -6.1 −0.1 pp
2029 -6 +0.2 pp
2028 -6.2 +0.7 pp
2027 -6.9 +0.8 pp
2026 -7.7 +0.4 pp
2025 -8.1 −1.9 pp
2024 -6.2 +1.5 pp
2023 -7.7 −3.7 pp
2022 -4 −1.4 pp
2021 -2.6 +9 pp
2020 -11.6 −6.7 pp
2019 -4.9 +2.1 pp
2018 -7 +1 pp
2017 -8 +0 pp
2016 -8 +1.3 pp
2015 -9.3 −3 pp
2014 -6.3 −2.9 pp
2013 -3.4 −1 pp
2012 -2.4 +0.3 pp
2011 -2.7 +0.9 pp
2010 -3.6 +0.6 pp
2009 -4.2 −1.8 pp
2008 -2.4 +0.3 pp
2007 -2.7 +2.2 pp
2006 -4.9 −1.5 pp
2005 -3.4 −0.4 pp
2004 -3 +2.4 pp
2003 -5.4 −1.3 pp
2002 -4.1 −0.6 pp
2001 -3.5

South America, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.