Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -32.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Brazil, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Brazil is -32.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Brazil peaked at -28.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -34.9%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 108th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -28.1% | — |
| 2011 | -28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | -28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | -29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | -33.9% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | -33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | -32.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | -34.9% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | -29.5% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | -31.6% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | -32.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -30.5% | -33.9% | -28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -32.1% | -34.9% | -29.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,571 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Brazil?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Brazil was -32.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -28.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.9% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 108th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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