Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Brazil
Brazil: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Brazil is 17.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Brazil peaked at 30.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1984.
Brazil ranks 112th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.4% | — |
| 1961 | 30.6% | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 15.3% | -49.9% |
| 1963 | 20.1% | +31.1% |
| 1964 | 18.4% | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 24.5% | +33.7% |
| 1966 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 18.2% | -24.5% |
| 1968 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 21.8% | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 18.8% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 26.0% | +33.9% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 21.0% | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +57.3% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +57.3% | 12.7% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.0% | 15.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 18.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 12.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 16.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -33.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 94.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Brazil?
- Gross domestic savings in Brazil was 17.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1984.
- How does Brazil rank for gross domestic savings?
- Brazil ranks 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.