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Brazil: Central government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1861–2024 · 147 observations · cgovdef_GDP

2024
−5.71%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+1.2 pointsfrom −6.87%
Average, 2015–2024
−6.89%10 years
Record high and low
1.79% (1903)low −18.6% (1868)

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2024-5.71
2023-6.87
2022-4.47
2021-4.54
2020-12.4
2019-5.31
2018-6.79
2017-7.72
2016-7.06
2015-8.03

Sources

  • Mitchell1861–1992
  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2010–2024
  • World Development Indicators2010–2024

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Brazil documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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