Brazil — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2025 · 165 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Brazil's central government deficit reading was −7.46% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −5.71% of GDP in 2024 was −1.75 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −6.83% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -7.46 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.71 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -6.87 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.47 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.54 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | -12.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -5.31 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.79 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.72 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -7.06 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -8.03 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.37 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.85 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.84 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.72 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -2.48 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -3.22 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -0.8 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -2.19 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -3.09 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.