Brazil - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Brazil was -1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 1.86 in 1992, while its lowest value was -6.01 in 1982.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | -5.39 |
| 1976 | -4.26 |
| 1977 | -2.86 |
| 1978 | -3.49 |
| 1979 | -4.75 |
| 1980 | -5.40 |
| 1981 | -4.56 |
| 1982 | -6.01 |
| 1983 | -3.60 |
| 1984 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | -0.13 |
| 1986 | -2.07 |
| 1987 | -0.51 |
| 1988 | 1.35 |
| 1989 | 0.29 |
| 1990 | -0.98 |
| 1991 | -0.42 |
| 1992 | 1.86 |
| 1993 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | -0.22 |
| 1995 | -2.36 |
| 1996 | -2.73 |
| 1997 | -3.47 |
| 1998 | -3.91 |
| 1999 | -4.31 |
| 2000 | -3.81 |
| 2001 | -4.24 |
| 2002 | -1.60 |
| 2003 | 0.64 |
| 2004 | 1.66 |
| 2005 | 1.55 |
| 2006 | 1.18 |
| 2007 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | -1.82 |
| 2009 | -1.59 |
| 2010 | -3.59 |
| 2011 | -2.92 |
| 2012 | -3.42 |
| 2013 | -3.23 |
| 2014 | -4.14 |
| 2015 | -3.04 |
| 2016 | -1.36 |
| 2017 | -1.07 |
| 2018 | -2.68 |
| 2019 | -3.46 |
| 2020 | -1.70 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
