Brazil - Fiscal Balance -7.66
World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · updated 2026-10-03 · 142 economies tracked
Global rank
##132 of 142 economies
Share of global total
1.8%
Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1980 - 2028. Brazil climbed from #64 to #132 (overtook Thailand). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Brazil ↓Key Events — Brazil
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
1994Real Plan curatedNew currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.
2002Emerging-market crisis curatedCurrency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.
2003Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2007Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2014Fell 42 places in global rank auto
2015Deep recession curatedGDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.
2019Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedPandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.
Fiscal Balance, 2001-2028
World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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