Brazil Loan Growth

Brazil's total outstanding loan stock rose 0.4% month-over-month to R$7.1 trillion in February 2026, with household credit up 0.6% and business credit stable at respective balances of R$4.5 trillion and R$2.7 trillion. Free resources credit grew 0.1% monthly and 7.7% over 12 months, totaling R$4.1 trillion. Free credit to businesses fell 0.3% monthly but rose 0.9% annually, reaching R$1.6 trillion. Free credit to households grew 0.3% monthly and 12.6% annually, hitting R$2.5 trillion. Directed credit stock reached R$3.1 trillion, rising 0.8% monthly and 12.2% over 12 months. Directed credit to businesses climbed 0.6% monthly and 17.7% annually to R$1.1 trillion. Directed credit to households rose 0.9% monthly and 9.5% annually, reaching R$2.0 trillion. Over 12 months, credit growth slowed to 9.6% from 10.1% through January. source: Banco Central do Brasil

The value of loans in Brazil increased 0.40 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Loan Growth in Brazil averaged 0.99 percent from 2007 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.70 percent in September of 2008 and a record low of -1.00 percent in January of 2017. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Loan Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brazil Loan Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio	21.00	21.00	percent	Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves	371074.00	364367.00	USD Million	Feb 2026
BCB Selic Rate	14.75	15.00	percent	Mar 2026
Bank Lending MoM	0.40	-0.20	percent	Mar 2026
Loans to Private Sector	1068501.00	1062953.00	BRL Million	Jan 2026
Money Supply M0	449226.41	450381.59	BRL Million	Feb 2026
Money Supply M1	646648.00	664364.00	BRL Million	Jan 2026
Money Supply M2	7317828.00	7394688.00	BRL Million	Jan 2026
Money Supply M3	13286325.00	13312720.00	BRL Million	Jan 2026

Brazil Loan Growth

Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	0.40	-0.20	3.70	-1.00	2007 - 2026	percent	Monthly

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Brazil's Loan Stock Rises in February

Brazil's total outstanding loan stock rose 0.4% month-over-month to R$7.1 trillion in February 2026, with household credit up 0.6% and business credit stable at respective balances of R$4.5 trillion and R$2.7 trillion. Free resources credit grew 0.1% monthly and 7.7% over 12 months, totaling R$4.1 trillion. Free credit to businesses fell 0.3% monthly but rose 0.9% annually, reaching R$1.6 trillion. Free credit to households grew 0.3% monthly and 12.6% annually, hitting R$2.5 trillion. Directed credit stock reached R$3.1 trillion, rising 0.8% monthly and 12.2% over 12 months. Directed credit to businesses climbed 0.6% monthly and 17.7% annually to R$1.1 trillion. Directed credit to households rose 0.9% monthly and 9.5% annually, reaching R$2.0 trillion. Over 12 months, credit growth slowed to 9.6% from 10.1% through January.

2026-03-30

Brazil's Credit Stock Contracts in January

Brazil's total outstanding loan stock declined 0.2% month-on-month to R$7.1 trillion in January 2026, reversing the prior month's 1.8% gain. The decrease was driven by a 1.7% contraction in corporate credit, which offset a 0.7% expansion in household credit to R$2.7 trillion and R$4.5 trillion, respectively. Year-over-year growth decelerated to 10.1% in January from 10.3% in December 2025.

2026-02-25

Brazil Credit Growth Slows in 2025

Brazil’s total stock of outstanding loans rose 1.8% month-on-month to R$7.1 trillion in December 2025, following a 0.9% increase in November. Corporate credit climbed 3.3% to R$2.70 trillion, while lending to households expanded 1.8% to R$4.42 trillion. On a year-on-year basis, the balance of credit operations grew 10.2%, marking a deceleration from 2024, when growth reached 11.5%. The slowdown in 2025 was evident in both segments, with corporate credit rising 8.1% versus 9.9% in 2024, and household lending increasing 11.6% compared with 12.6% a year earlier.

2026-01-29