Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
132nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.8789 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
-0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2002
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil peaked at 0.8789 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 132nd of 186 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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1962 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +612.0% |
| 1963 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1964 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +196.6% |
| 1965 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1966 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 1967 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 1968 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +121.2% |
| 1969 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1970 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -147.3% |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +178.8% |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -60.1% |
| 1975 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -115.5% |
| 1976 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -57.8% |
| 1977 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1289.7% |
| 1978 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -55.6% |
| 1979 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2214.9% |
| 1980 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +221.1% |
| 1981 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +178.3% |
| 1982 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +178.7% |
| 1983 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +586.4% |
| 1984 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +193.6% |
| 1985 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +175.5% |
| 1986 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +92.4% |
| 1987 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +472.8% |
| 1988 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +774.4% |
| 1989 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +933.7% |
| 1990 | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +875.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1313.6% |
| 1992 | -0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +646.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0106 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2103.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -375.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0321 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -189.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -126.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0201 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -455.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +437.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -81.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -153.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0883 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +696.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1194 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2097 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1859 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2236 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2698 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2975 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +103.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5392 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.611 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5715 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8789 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7985 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5008 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.622 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -2214.9% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | -2103.0% | -0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0106 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | -1313.6% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | -1289.7% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1989 | -933.7% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
| 1990 | -875.9% | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0656 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2097 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.611 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5008 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8789 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 129 Malta 0.596 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Fiji 0.5574 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Ireland 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Belize 0.4919 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Ethiopia 0.4847 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Samoa 0.4761 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Brazil was 0.5524 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8789 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1081 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.