Interest payments in Brazil
Brazil: Interest payments was 30.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Interest payments in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 30.1% for interest payments in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Brazil peaked at 45.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 6th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Interest payments in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.2% | — |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +47.6% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 26.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 25.5% | 30.8% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 98.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 20.95 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Brazil?
- Interest payments in Brazil was 30.1% 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 45.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for interest payments?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.