Brazil’s gross general government debt reached 78.7% of GDP (R$10.0 trillion) in 2025, rising 2.4 percentage points over the year. The increase mainly reflected the impact of accrued nominal interest (+8.9 p.p.) and debt recognition (+0.2 p.p.), partly offset by nominal GDP growth (-5.7 p.p.), exchange-rate appreciation (-0.5 p.p.), net debt issuance (-0.3 p.p.), and other external debt adjustments (-0.2 p.p.). In December, the debt-to-GDP ratio fell 0.3 p.p., driven chiefly by net debt redemptions (-0.7 p.p.) and the effect of nominal GDP growth (-0.5 p.p.), which more than offset the impact of accrued nominal interest (+0.8 p.p.). source: Banco Central do Brasil
Gross Debt to GDP in Brazil decreased to 78.70 percent of GDP in December from 79 percent of GDP in November of 2025. Gross Debt to GDP in Brazil averaged 76.20 percent of GDP from 2015 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 90.70 percent of GDP in October of 2020 and a record low of 61.70 percent of GDP in April of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Gross Debt To GDP. Brazil Gross Debt To GDP - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Gross Debt to GDP in Brazil decreased to 78.70 percent of GDP in December from 79 percent of GDP in November of 2025. Gross Debt to GDP in Brazil is expected to be 80.00 percent of GDP by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Gross Debt To GDP is projected to trend around 90.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.