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Brazil - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -8.07

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-8.07 (2025)

Global rank

##178 of 195 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 1996

1.24×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#128#1782021 overtook Türkiye2024 overtook Kenya
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #128 to #178 (overtook Türkiye). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

1997
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2001
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2003
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2005
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 22 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1996-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1996200620162025-11.64-8.54-5.45-2.35

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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