The value of outstanding loans from the Brazilian financial sector rose by 0.7% from the previous month to R$7.4 trillion in June 2026. Loans extended to corporations rose 1.5% to R$2.7 trillion, while household lending edged up 0.2% to R$4.6 trillion. On an annual basis, total credit expanded 9.7%, slightly above the 9.6% growth recorded in May. Household lending continued to outpace corporate credit, rising 10.8% year-on-year, although easing from 11.2%, while lending to legal entities accelerated to 7.9% from 6.9%. Meanwhile, credit with free resources totaled R$4.2 trillion, up 0.7% from the previous month and 7.5% from a year earlier, as stronger corporate lending partly offset a monthly decline in household credit, which nevertheless remained higher than a year earlier. source: Banco Central do Brasil

The value of loans in Brazil increased 0.70 percent in June 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 August of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-01 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
May 0.6% 0.3% 0.6%
2026-07-30 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Jun 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
2026-08-28 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Jul 0.7% 0.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 21.00 21.00 percent Jul 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 368929.00 371137.00 USD Million Jun 2026
BCB Selic Rate 14.25 14.50 percent Jun 2026
Bank Lending MoM 0.70 0.60 percent Jun 2026
Loans to Private Sector 1114054.00 1099244.00 BRL Million May 2026
Money Supply M0 431101.00 427807.34 BRL Million Jun 2026
Money Supply M1 662789.00 651112.00 BRL Million Jun 2026
Money Supply M2 7646641.00 7606405.00 BRL Million Jun 2026
Money Supply M3 13929983.00 13862058.00 BRL Million Jun 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
0.70 0.60 3.70 -1.00 2007 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Brazil Loan Growth Edges Up
The value of outstanding loans from the Brazilian financial sector rose by 0.7% from the previous month to R$7.4 trillion in June 2026. Loans extended to corporations rose 1.5% to R$2.7 trillion, while household lending edged up 0.2% to R$4.6 trillion. On an annual basis, total credit expanded 9.7%, slightly above the 9.6% growth recorded in May. Household lending continued to outpace corporate credit, rising 10.8% year-on-year, although easing from 11.2%, while lending to legal entities accelerated to 7.9% from 6.9%. Meanwhile, credit with free resources totaled R$4.2 trillion, up 0.7% from the previous month and 7.5% from a year earlier, as stronger corporate lending partly offset a monthly decline in household credit, which nevertheless remained higher than a year earlier.
2026-07-30
Brazil Loan Growth Picks Up
The value of outstanding loans from the Brazilian financial sector rose by 0.6% from the previous month to R$7.3 trillion in May of 2026. Despite the acceleration, the growth rate remained slightly below averages since recovery of the Brazilian economic crisis in 2017, as the Brazilian central bank maintained its policy rate as one of the highest real rates globally to combat inflationary risks. Loans extended to households rose by 0.5% in the period to R$4.6 trillion. In the meantime, loans extended to companies rose 0.7% to 2.7 trillion.
2026-07-01
Brazil Credit Growth Slows in April
Brazil's total value of outstanding loans rose by 0.3% month-on-month to R$7.25 trillion in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 1% advance in the preceding month. Lending to households increased 0.6% to R$4.6 trillion, while corporate credit fell 0.1% to R$2.7 trillion. On a yearly basis, total credit grew 9.3%, down from 9.8% in March, with lending to companies rising 6.7% (vs 7.6% in March) and household credit increasing 10.8% (vs 11.1%). Credit with free resources totaled totaled R$4.1 trillion, slightly lower on the month but still up 7.1% year-on-year, with declines in corporate segments partially offset by gains in household credit.
2026-05-28