🇧🇷 Brazil National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Brazil government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $2.50 trillion, growing at $14K per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 93%. Per-citizen share: $11,653.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Brazil ranks 24th by debt-to-GDP, 10th by total debt and 49th by debt per person.
Brazil's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Brazil's ratio has declined from its peak of 96% (2020) to roughly 93% at end-2025.
About Brazil's National Debt
Brazil carries one of the higher debt ratios among major emerging markets, driven by large primary deficits, costly pension obligations and high domestic interest rates that make debt service expensive. Most of the debt is held domestically and denominated in reais, limiting foreign-currency risk but keeping interest costs a central challenge.
Brazil's debt-to-GDP ratio of 93% is high: higher than 82% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Brazil ranks 10th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $14K per second, Brazil adds about $1.2 billion to its government debt every day — roughly $447.2 billion per year. Each of Brazil's 214 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $11,653. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Brazil National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brazil's national debt right now?
Brazil's national debt is approximately $2.50 trillion as of October 28, 2026, growing at $14K per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 93% and each citizen's share is about $11,653.
How fast is Brazil's debt growing?
Brazil's government debt is growing at approximately $14K per second — about $1.2 billion per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Brazil's debt per capita?
Each of Brazil's 214 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $11,653 of the national debt.
What is Brazil's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Brazil's debt-to-GDP ratio is 93%. That is higher than 82% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Brazil's government debt at this level?
Brazil carries one of the higher debt ratios among major emerging markets, driven by large primary deficits, costly pension obligations and high domestic interest rates that make debt service expensive. Most of the debt is held domestically and denominated in reais, limiting foreign-currency risk but keeping interest costs a central challenge.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 2,127,828,542,662 + 14182 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=br (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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