Interest payments in Brazil
Brazil: Interest payments was 937.68 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 937.68 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Brazil peaked at 937.68 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 273.81 billion current LCU, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 26th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Interest payments in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 273.81 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 332.23 billion current LCU | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 331.57 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 366.26 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 426.15 billion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 700.47 billion current LCU | +64.4% |
| 2016 | 606.95 billion current LCU | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 576.83 billion current LCU | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 603.11 billion current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 517.54 billion current LCU | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 430.63 billion current LCU | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 601.82 billion current LCU | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 784.58 billion current LCU | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 856.76 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 937.68 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 937.68 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.20 billion current LCU, 27.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 937.68 billion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.21 billion current LCU, 76.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 473.49 billion current LCU | 273.81 billion current LCU | 700.47 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 722.29 billion current LCU | 430.63 billion current LCU | 937.68 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 1.24 trillion current LCU compare
- 24 Mongolia 1.17 trillion current LCU compare
- 25 United States 1.06 trillion current LCU compare
- 27 Russia 894.61 billion current LCU compare
- 28 Philippines 763.31 billion current LCU compare
- 29 Bangladesh 706.17 billion current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Brazil?
- Interest payments in Brazil was 937.68 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 937.68 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.81 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.