Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Brazil
Brazil: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 370.55 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Brazil, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Brazil stood at 370.55 billion. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.1% on the previous year and up 3,039.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Brazil peaked at 370.55 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -55.13 billion, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 62nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | -41.7% |
| 1952 | 0 | -14.3% |
| 1953 | 0 | -66.7% |
| 1954 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1955 | -0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | -166.7% |
| 1957 | 0 | +50.0% |
| 1958 | -0 | -466.7% |
| 1959 | -0 | +127.3% |
| 1960 | -0 | +220.0% |
| 1961 | -0 | -32.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0002 | +692.6% |
| 1963 | -0.0002 | +56.3% |
| 1964 | -0.0006 | +167.0% |
| 1965 | -0.0006 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0006 | -13.6% |
| 1967 | -0.0009 | +58.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0021 | +141.5% |
| 1969 | -0.0022 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | -0.002 | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 | -154.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 | +233.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 | +110.0% |
| 1974 | 0.004 | -47.6% |
| 1975 | -0.0007 | -118.2% |
| 1976 | -0.0004 | -50.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0058 | +1500.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0029 | -49.5% |
| 1979 | -0.0751 | +2458.3% |
| 1980 | -0.2587 | +244.4% |
| 1981 | -0.7823 | +202.4% |
| 1982 | -2.29 | +193.0% |
| 1983 | -11 | +379.8% |
| 1984 | -32.07 | +191.6% |
| 1985 | -98.94 | +208.5% |
| 1986 | -231.5 | +134.0% |
| 1987 | -1,463 | +532.2% |
| 1988 | -13,919 | +851.1% |
| 1989 | -193,007 | +1286.6% |
| 1990 | -1.76 million | +809.6% |
| 1991 | -22.08 million | +1157.8% |
| 1992 | -157.92 million | +615.1% |
| 1993 | -3.90 billion | +2372.2% |
| 1994 | 15.31 billion | -492.3% |
| 1995 | 24.68 billion | +61.1% |
| 1996 | 30.96 billion | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 14.40 billion | -53.5% |
| 1998 | -12.61 billion | -187.6% |
| 1999 | -12.74 billion | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.71 billion | -129.2% |
| 2001 | -11.27 billion | -403.5% |
| 2002 | -55.13 billion | +389.1% |
| 2003 | -11.47 billion | -79.2% |
| 2004 | 15.42 billion | -234.5% |
| 2005 | 80.58 billion | +422.5% |
| 2006 | 142.48 billion | +76.8% |
| 2007 | 257.17 billion | +80.5% |
| 2008 | 370.55 billion | +44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0 | -0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0007 | -0.0022 | -0 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0071 | -0.0751 | 0.0076 | 10 |
| 1980s | -20,877 | -193,007 | -0.2587 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 billion | -12.74 billion | 30.96 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.01 billion | -55.13 billion | 370.55 billion | 9 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,229 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Brazil?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Brazil was 370.55 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 370.55 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.13 billion in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,039.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.