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. source: Banco Central do Brasil

The value of loans in Brazil increased 1.80 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Loan Growth in Brazil averaged 1.00 percent from 2007 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-26 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Nov 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
2026-01-29 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Dec 1.8% 0.9% 0.8%
2026-03-13 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Jan 1.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 21.00 21.00 percent Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves 361521.00 360578.00 USD Million Dec 2025
BCB Selic Rate 15.00 15.00 percent Jan 2026
Bank Lending MoM 1.80 0.90 percent Dec 2025
Loans to Private Sector 1031985.00 1020992.00 BRL Million Nov 2025
Money Supply M0 447096.65 430543.04 BRL Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 644858.00 612570.00 BRL Million Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 7251122.00 7189354.00 BRL Million Nov 2025
Money Supply M3 13164161.00 13121229.00 BRL Million Nov 2025


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
1.80 0.90 3.70 -1.00 2007 - 2025 percent Monthly

News Stream
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
Brazil Credit Growth Slows Further in November
Brazil’s total stock of outstanding loans increased 0.9% month-on-month to R$7.0 trillion in November 2025, matching the pace seen in October. Corporate credit rose 0.3% to R$2.6 trillion, while lending to households expanded 1.2% to R$4.4 trillion. On an annual basis, total credit growth eased to 9.5%, from 10.2% in the previous month. Credit to companies also continued to decelerate, rising 7.0% year-on-year compared with 8.4% in October. Household credit growth slowed slightly as well, increasing 11.1% versus 11.3% previously.
2025-12-26
Brazil Credit Stock Rises in October
Brazil’s total stock of outstanding loans rose 0.9% month-over-month to R$6.9 trillion in October 2025, after a 1.1% increase in September. Corporate credit grew 0.3% to R$2.6 trillion, while household lending advanced 1.3% to R$4.3 trillion. On a 12-month basis, overall credit advanced 10.2%, the same as in the previous month. Year-on-year, credit to companies slowed slightly to 8.4% from 8.7% in September, whereas household credit accelerated to 11.3% from 11.2%.
2025-11-26