Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil
Brazil: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 21.79 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, discount rate, percent per annum in Brazil stood at 21.79.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Brazil peaked at 45.09 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.01, in 2020.
That places Brazil 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.09 | — |
| 1998 | 39.41 | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 21.37 | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 18.52 | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 21.43 | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 30.42 | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 23.92 | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 24.55 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 25.34 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.98 | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 17.85 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 20.48 | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 15.17 | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 17.55 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.59 | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 16.49 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 18.27 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 21 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 20.47 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.42 | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 12.78 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.87 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 8.01 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 15.29 | +90.7% |
| 2022 | 20.47 | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 18.58 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 18.48 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 21.79 | +18.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 21.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.94, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 21.79 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.75, 3.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.29 | 21.37 | 45.09 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.76 | 15.17 | 30.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.17 | 10.87 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1 | 8.01 | 21.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Brazil?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Brazil was 21.79 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 45.09 in 1997.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.