Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP in Brazil

Brazil: Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
102nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP in Brazil, 2001–2020

0.40.60.812001201020202001: 0.607 %2002: 0.678 %2003: 0.78 %2004: 1 %2005: 0.9 %2006: 0.964 %2007: 0.911 %2008: 0.578 %2009: 0.473 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 0.443 %2012: 0.355 %2013: 0.344 %2014: 0.49 %2015: 0.447 %2016: 0.505 %2017: 0.439 %2018: 0.53 %2019: 0.533 %2020: 0.521 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross portfolio debt assets to gdp in Brazil stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt assets to gdp in Brazil peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Brazil ranks 102nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2020.
Year % Change
2001 0.6% —
2002 0.7% +11.6%
2003 0.8% +15.0%
2004 1.0% +34.1%
2005 0.9% -13.9%
2006 1.0% +7.1%
2007 0.9% -5.5%
2008 0.6% -36.5%
2009 0.5% -18.3%
2010 1.1% +124.9%
2011 0.4% -58.3%
2012 0.4% -19.8%
2013 0.3% -3.2%
2014 0.5% +42.5%
2015 0.4% -8.8%
2016 0.5% +13.0%
2017 0.4% -13.1%
2018 0.5% +20.7%
2019 0.5% +0.6%
2020 0.5% -2.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.2%, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 1.1% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 99 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
  2. 100 Azerbaijan 1.1% compare
  3. 101 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
  4. 103 Serbia 0.5% compare
  5. 104 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  6. 105 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 132 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross portfolio debt assets to gdp in Brazil?
Gross portfolio debt assets to gdp in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest gross portfolio debt assets to gdp recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross portfolio debt assets to gdp recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for gross portfolio debt assets to gdp?
Brazil ranks 102nd out of 132 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross portfolio debt assets to gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,249 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed