Brazil External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Brazil external debt for 2022 was $578,599,020,063, a 1.24% increase from 2021.
  • Brazil external debt for 2021 was $571,506,915,117, a 4.04% increase from 2020.
  • Brazil external debt for 2020 was $549,300,435,898, a 3.41% decline from 2019.
  • Brazil external debt for 2019 was $568,708,887,352, a 1.96% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
China $2,389
Mexico $600
Brazil $579
Turkey $459
Russia $376
Thailand $192
Colombia $184
South Africa $172
Kazakhstan $162
Peru $88
Lebanon $67
Ecuador $61
Dominican Republic $48
Bulgaria $47
Serbia $44
Jordan $41
Belarus $40
Costa Rica $39
Guatemala $25
Paraguay $25
Iraq $23
Jamaica $18
Mauritius $17
Azerbaijan $15
Armenia $15
Bosnia $13
North Macedonia $12
Albania $10
Iran $10
Montenegro $9
Gabon $8
Algeria $7
Turkmenistan $5
Suriname $4
Maldives $4
Fiji $3
Guyana $2
Botswana $2
Belize $1
St. Lucia $1
Grenada $1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $1
Samoa $0
Dominica $0
Tonga $0
Brazil External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $578,599,020,063 1.24%
2021 $571,506,915,117 4.04%
2020 $549,300,435,898 -3.41%
2019 $568,708,887,352 1.96%
2018 $557,765,380,775 2.72%
2017 $543,000,470,111 -0.05%
2016 $543,257,228,545 -0.03%
2015 $543,397,356,310 -2.43%
2014 $556,919,631,072 15.13%
2013 $483,734,834,012 9.82%
2012 $440,496,598,193 9.02%
2011 $404,046,105,342 14.67%
2010 $352,364,412,863 25.11%
2009 $281,651,138,432 7.11%
2008 $262,957,236,463 10.28%
2007 $238,444,452,623 22.72%
2006 $194,303,018,017 3.15%
2005 $188,364,545,590 -14.65%
2004 $220,693,592,601 -6.45%
2003 $235,907,984,168 1.71%
2002 $231,944,181,035 0.86%
2001 $229,959,717,402 -5.18%
2000 $242,511,685,522 -1.06%
1999 $245,114,967,226 1.29%
1998 $241,998,415,764 21.62%
1997 $198,980,293,495 9.45%
1996 $181,793,526,989 12.94%
1995 $160,964,228,344 5.27%
1994 $152,903,103,558 5.74%
1993 $144,599,577,124 11.63%
1992 $129,535,948,557 6.76%
1991 $121,336,709,130 0.85%
1990 $120,311,895,095 4.68%
1989 $114,930,095,028 -2.63%
1988 $118,039,405,885 -2.02%
1987 $120,476,573,203 9.88%
1986 $109,645,181,057 5.25%
1985 $104,173,244,270 -0.18%
1984 $104,364,922,436 5.40%
1983 $99,022,210,538 4.86%
1982 $94,428,719,114 15.28%
1981 $81,914,155,929 13.80%
1980 $71,983,934,097 16.49%
1979 $61,795,286,978 12.29%
1978 $55,032,094,033 29.49%
1977 $42,500,176,105 25.74%
1976 $33,801,318,619 21.67%
1975 $27,781,563,139 23.67%
1974 $22,464,958,636 49.11%
1973 $15,066,000,214 26.99%
1972 $11,863,655,549 53.55%
1971 $7,726,273,573 29.11%
1970 $5,984,162,469 29.11%