Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 14.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Brazil, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 14.0% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 155.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Brazil peaked at 14.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 37th of 90 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.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -37.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +76.5% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +213.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +44.5% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 5.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Brazil?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Brazil was 14.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.