Financial Development Index in Brazil
Brazil: Financial Development Index was 0.6622 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Brazil, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, financial development index in Brazil stood at 0.6622. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Brazil peaked at 0.6622 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1752, in 1987.
That places Brazil 20th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2006 | 0.1752 | 0.2519 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3367 | 0.2165 | 0.4181 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4993 | 0.4166 | 0.5999 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6243 | 0.6034 | 0.6572 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6622 | 0.6622 | 0.6622 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 83,511 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 194.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 226.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 244.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 261.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in Brazil?
- Financial development index in Brazil was 0.6622 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6622 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1752 in 1987.
- How does Brazil rank for financial development index?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.