Brazil — Central government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2024 · 145 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest central government debt reading for Brazil was 83.5% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 80.5% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +2.94 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 80.2% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
202483.5 % of GDP
202380.5 % of GDP
202280.1 % of GDP
202184.5 % of GDP
202090.9 % of GDP
15 earlier values
201982.7 % of GDP
201880.4 % of GDP
201778.6 % of GDP
201673.4 % of GDP
201567.5 % of GDP
201458.5 % of GDP
201357.2 % of GDP
201259.8 % of GDP
201159.3 % of GDP
201061.3 % of GDP
200963.8 % of GDP
200860.7 % of GDP
200762.5 % of GDP
200664 % of GDP
200566.3 % of GDP

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.