The value of outstanding loans from the Brazilian financial sector edged up by 0.3% from the previous month, remaining at R$7.4 trillion in July 2026, slowing from a 0.7% increase in June. Loans extended to corporations fell 0.7%, remaining at R$2.7 trillion, while household lending edged up 0.8%, also remaining broadly unchanged at R$4.6 trillion. On an annual basis, total credit expanded 9.5%, down from the 9.7% growth recorded in June. Household lending continued to outpace corporate credit, rising 10.8% year-on-year, while lending to legal entities slowed further to 7.4% from 7.9%. Meanwhile, credit with free resources totaled R$4.2 trillion, broadly unchanged from the prior month, although the level edged 0.1% downward from the previous month and increased 7% from a year earlier. Stronger household credit with free resources (up 1%) offset a monthly decline of 1.9% in corporate lending. Nevertheless, both remained higher than a year earlier. source: Banco Central do Brasil

The value of loans in Brazil increased 0.30 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Loan Growth in Brazil averaged 0.98 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 September of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
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 0.3% 0.7% 0.6%
2026-09-29 11:30 AM
Bank Lending MoM
Aug 0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 21.00 21.00 percent Aug 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 374427.00 369742.00 USD Million Aug 2026
BCB Selic Rate 14.00 14.25 percent Aug 2026
Bank Lending MoM 0.30 0.70 percent Jul 2026
Loans to Private Sector 1141022.00 1129290.00 BRL Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M0 432655.49 432551.69 BRL Million Aug 2026
Money Supply M1 645341.00 663269.00 BRL Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M2 7737698.00 7719888.00 BRL Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M3 14059773.00 13995901.00 BRL Million Jul 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
0.30 0.70 3.70 -1.00 2007 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Brazil Loan Growth Slows
The value of outstanding loans from the Brazilian financial sector edged up by 0.3% from the previous month, remaining at R$7.4 trillion in July 2026, slowing from a 0.7% increase in June. Loans extended to corporations fell 0.7%, remaining at R$2.7 trillion, while household lending edged up 0.8%, also remaining broadly unchanged at R$4.6 trillion. On an annual basis, total credit expanded 9.5%, down from the 9.7% growth recorded in June. Household lending continued to outpace corporate credit, rising 10.8% year-on-year, while lending to legal entities slowed further to 7.4% from 7.9%. Meanwhile, credit with free resources totaled R$4.2 trillion, broadly unchanged from the prior month, although the level edged 0.1% downward from the previous month and increased 7% from a year earlier. Stronger household credit with free resources (up 1%) offset a monthly decline of 1.9% in corporate lending. Nevertheless, both remained higher than a year earlier.
2026-08-28
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