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Gross debt in Brazil

General government debt of Brazil refers to the debts of the state, their states and municipalities, and also of public sector institutions such as social security funds.

The government debt in the period from 2001 to 2021 was between 377.0 billion and 1.71 trillion USD. The highest level within the past 20 years was reached in 2017. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 1.5 trillion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 6,932 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 35,341 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 20 years in billion USD




YearBrazil total% of GDPper capitaEU per capita
2001377.04 bn USD67.33%2,128 USD10,404 USD
2002387.93 bn USD76.10%2,161 USD11,368 USD
2003399.21 bn USD71.51%2,196 USD14,148 USD
2004455.28 bn USD68.03%2,474 USD16,162 USD
2005597.11 bn USD66.97%3,208 USD16,918 USD
2006715.51 bn USD64.60%3,803 USD17,549 USD
2007880.53 bn USD63.02%4,631 USD19,574 USD
20081,041.60 bn USD61.42%5,424 USD22,721 USD
20091,078.57 bn USD64.70%5,563 USD23,701 USD
20101,379.05 bn USD62.43%7,046 USD25,145 USD
20111,586.27 bn USD60.63%8,031 USD28,417 USD
20121,518.93 bn USD61.61%7,622 USD27,784 USD
20131,473.67 bn USD59.59%7,330 USD30,021 USD
20141,513.34 bn USD61.62%7,464 USD30,832 USD
20151,292.72 bn USD71.73%6,300 USD26,170 USD
20161,390.27 bn USD77.42%6,721 USD26,655 USD
20171,707.45 bn USD82.74%8,189 USD27,535 USD
20181,625.13 bn USD84.78%7,733 USD29,172 USD
20191,631.97 bn USD87.12%7,706 USD27,927 USD
20201,417.16 bn USD97.83%6,647 USD32,227 USD
20211,485.78 bn USD92.34%6,932 USD35,341 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Brazil       European Union


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