Brazil Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Brazil Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Brazil Current Account deficit accounted for 3.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a 2.2 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• Brazil Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Mar 2026, with an average value of -4.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 2.7 % in Sep 2004 and a record low of -5.7 % in Dec 2000.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Current Account Balance and monthly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Brazil provides Current Account Balance in USD and Nominal GDP in USD based on SNA 2010.


Key information about Brazil Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Brazil, Current Account recorded a deficit of 6.0 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 10.9 USD bn in Oct 2025.
• Brazil Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.2 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 15.9 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 587.7 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Brazil's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1995 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

What was Brazil's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Mar 2026?

Brazil Current Account deficit accounted for 3.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a 2.2 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-3.3 Mar 2026	-2.2 Dec 2025	-5.7 Dec 2000	2.7 Sep 2004	%	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2026

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