Brazil recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 8.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Brazil averaged -5.27 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -2.00 percent of GDP in 2008 and a record low of -13.30 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Banco Central do Brasil

Government Budget in Brazil is expected to reach -8.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Government Budget is projected to trend around -8.40 percent of GDP in 2027 and -7.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -8.50 -8.84 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Nominal Budget Balance -115502.00 -101600.00 BRL Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 9990926.09 9855839.29 BRL Million Nov 2025
Government Debt to GDP 76.50 73.83 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Gross Debt to GDP 78.70 79.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025


Brazil Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-8.50 -8.84 -2.00 -13.30 2001 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly