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Brazil - Primary Balance (% of GDP) 1.96

IMF GFS (accrual) · updated 2026-10-03 · 102 economies tracked

Latest value

1.96 (2024)

Global rank

##20 of 102 economies

Share of global total

5.7%

Growth since 2017

1.9×

Ranking Race — Primary Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81201720222025#42#202021 overtook Belarus2024 overtook Angola
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #42 to #20 (overtook Belarus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2021
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 61 places in global rank auto
2023
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Angola in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Primary Balance (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF GFS (accrual) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
201720222024-5.84-2.50.844.18

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