Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Brazil: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 5.0% (2025), 43rd of 180 in the world and 6th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 5.7% (2025), 51st of 209 in the world and 10th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 45.3% (2025), 4th of 136 in the world and 2nd of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Brazil in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 5.0%2025 | 43/180 | 6/31 | 7.0% | 5.0% | 3.2% | −4.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 5.7%2025 | 51/209 | 10/40 | 5.6% | 8.4% | 6.5% | −1.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 45.3%2025 | 4/136 | 2/31 | 56.8% | 40.0% | 29.0% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 37.5%2025 | 3/136 | 1/31 | 48.5% | 29.1% | 21.2% | +3.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 5.592025 | 119/210 | 18/39 | 1.83 | 1.76 | 5.16 | +68%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 15.4%2024 | 81/142 | 9/20 | · | 14.2% | 12.7% | +1.9 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.4%2024 | 67/142 | 7/20 | · | 25.9% | 22.2% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 32.4%2023 | 49/142 | 4/20 | · | 28.1% | 34.9% | +4.3 ppsince 2013 | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 81.9%2024 | 15/78 | 4/14 | · | 61.3% | 98.7% | +23.4 ppsince 2014 | 69.1% | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 28.7%2024 | 91/119 | 19/22 | 38.1% | 16.5% | 38.0% | +5.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 75.1%2025 | 35/169 | 4/31 | 31.1% | 52.8% | 68.7% | +8.3 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 118.6%2025 | 16/146 | 1/31 | 46.5% | 74.2% | 109.2% | +30.5 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 8.42025 | 23/165 | 4/32 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 14.9 | −43%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.05%2025 | 111/156 | 9/22 | 1.73% | 1.54% | 1.33% | −0.3 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−4.0 pp5.0% in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+23.4 pp81.9% in 2024
- External debt+5.6 pp28.7% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−43%8.4 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Brazil and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Brazil. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Brazil | France | Colombia | Argentina | Peru | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.0%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 219.9%2024 | 1.5%2025 | 254.9%2016 |
| GDP deflator | 5.7%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 39.1%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 227.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 45.3%2025 | — | 14.3%2025 | 46.0%2025 | 12.6%2022 | 21.1%2017 |
| Real interest rate | 37.5%2025 | — | 8.4%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 7.7%2022 | -89.5%2017 |
| Exchange rate | 5.592025 | 0.882025 | 4,053.142025 | 1,240.852025 | 3.572025 | 9.972017 |
| Tax revenue | 15.4%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 15.2%2024 | 10.4%2024 | 15.9%2021 | — |
| Government revenue | 26.4%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 25.8%2024 | 16.9%2024 | 20.7%2021 | — |
| Government expense | 32.4%2023 | 47.3%2023 | 33.3%2023 | 21.0%2023 | 22.8%2021 | — |
| Government debt | 81.9%2024 | — | 71.2%2024 | — | 35.2%2021 | — |