Brazil — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1881–2030 · 101 observations
About this series
The general 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.
In Brazil, the general government deficit reading was −7.01% of GDP in 2025, compared with −7.88% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.87 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −7.57% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1881–2030
- Quarterly data, 2010–2026
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Latest observations
2010–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -4.14 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -4.28 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -4.56 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -5.32 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -6.66 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | -7.01 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -7.88 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -8.89 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.54 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.54 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -13.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -5.81 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.96 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -7.77 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -8.98 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -10.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.95 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.96 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.26 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.47 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2010, are on the chart — hover to read them.