Brazil Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1991 - 2030 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Brazil Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • Brazil Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 7.290 % in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 7.154 % in Dec 2025
  • Looking ahead, Brazil Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 7.400 % in Dec 2030
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

View Brazil's Forecast: Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2030 in the chart:

Brazil Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is Brazil's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2030?

Brazil Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 7.290 % in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.400 2030 7.397 2029 6.030 1993 13.775 2020 % yearly 1991 - 2030

Forecast: Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 8.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 2.000 2030 yearly 2010 - 2030
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 6.000 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Armenia (%) 14.000 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
Aruba (%) 4.823 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Australia (%) 4.452 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 5.041 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Bahamas (%) 9.029 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Bahrain (%) 5.900 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 7.675 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Belarus (%) 2.889 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Belgium (%) 5.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Belize (%) 2.600 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 5.100 2026 yearly 2000 - 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.200 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.400 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Brunei (%) 4.900 2030 yearly 2011 - 2030
Bulgaria (%) 4.000 2030 yearly 1989 - 2030
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 6.007 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
China (%) 5.100 2030 yearly 2017 - 2030
Colombia (%) 9.400 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 8.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Croatia (%) 5.244 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Cyprus (%) 4.962 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Czech Republic (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Democratic Republic of Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Denmark (%) 5.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominica (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominican Republic (%) 5.000 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Ecuador (%) 3.500 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Egypt (%) 7.707 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
El Salvador (%) 5.216 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.539 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 13.900 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Germany (%) 2.963 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Greece (%) 9.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Grenada (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guatemala (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea-Bissau (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guyana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Haiti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Honduras (%) 8.000 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.910 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Hungary (%) 3.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Iceland (%) 4.000 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 5.000 2030 yearly 1984 - 2030
Iran (%) 9.000 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 3.933 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 4.175 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 21.975 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.407 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 2.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Kosovo (%) 10.875 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.983 2030 yearly 1994 - 2030
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.394 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Lebanon (%) 11.543 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

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Brazil Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -8,618.669 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 37,806.881 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 1,829,967.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BRL bn) 7,607.101 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BRL bn) 16,694.343 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BRL bn) 6,819.817 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
Central Government: Balance (BRL mn) 17,645.294 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2019
Central Government: Revenue (BRL mn) 302,233.910 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (BRL mn) 172,939.671 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenues: Tax on Industrial Products (BRL mn) 7,849.279 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues (BRL mn) 175,413.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenues: Income Tax (BRL mn) 59,697.942 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues: Contribution to Social Security Financing (BRL mn) 36,403.984 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Foreign (BRL mn) 1,251,688.068 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Public Sector Debt: Net (BRL mn) 8,143,222.989 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Domestic (BRL mn) 8,604,151.225 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Public Sector Debt: General Government: Gross General Government Debt (BRL mn) 11,415,282.517 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Net Public Debt to GDP Ratio: General Government (%) 66.390 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal Interest (BRL mn) 373,412.877 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Central Bank (BRL mn) 494.191 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Federal (BRL mn) -76,694.194 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt (BRL mn) 118,698.156 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary (BRL mn) 105,818.215 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal (BRL mn) 479,231.092 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Social Security (BRL mn) 194,898.159 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.645 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 5,841.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 28,514.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1955 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,261,985.978 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 948,208.986 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 349,196.676 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 22,673.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 6,387,840.296 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,195,769.553 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2,661.975 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,833.544 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 8,270.559 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,703.617 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Imports Val: FOB: NCM: ytd: Base Metals & Articles: Iron & Steel (USD mn) 4,599.868 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: CG: Except Industrial Transport Equipment (USD mn) 2,734.152 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: Int: Developed Industrial Input (USD mn) 6,927.726 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: CG: Durable: Automobile (USD mn) 784.872 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: CG: Semidurable and Non Durable (SN) (USD mn) 2,719.243 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: Fuels & Lubricants (FL) (USD mn) 2,405.873 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: Int: Parts and Accessories for Capital Goods (USD mn) 2,274.312 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Printed Circuits with Electric or Electronic Components (USD mn) 0.068 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2023
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 0.672 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 72.380 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 79.074 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 0.333 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 128.906 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Imports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 1,489.843 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Import Value: SITC: Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap (USD mn) 84.375 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Import Value: SITC: Coal, Coke and Briquettes (USD mn) 242.284 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,004.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -5,121.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 10,936.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7,366.087 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2,136.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 9,502.811 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 652,755.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 104,394.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -47.706 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -1,062,514.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Net (USD mn) -27,092.050 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
Gross External Debt: General Government (USD mn) 71,006.243 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2018
External Debt: BPM6: Long-term (USD mn) 251,862.762 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt Ratio: Net Total External Debt to GDP (%) -1.465 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,126.855 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2018
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods (USD mn) 1,222.719 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Sevices (SE) (USD mn) -4,552.479 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -5,612.888 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 287.443 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -8,655.205 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (DR) (USD mn) 42,609.358 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Imports (USD mn) 24,148.260 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: DR (USD mn) 8,831.246 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: CR (USD mn) 3,559.103 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: DR (USD mn) 9,171.991 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: DR (USD mn) 457.861 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (CR) (USD mn) 33,954.153 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: CR (USD mn) 745.304 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Exports (USD mn) 25,370.979 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: CR (USD mn) 4,278.767 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 1,038,393.681 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 2,010,752.014 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Direct Investment Liabilities: Equity Capital: Inflow: Oil and Gas Extraction (USD mn) 5,250.674 2018 yearly 2006 - 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2011 - Oct 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 40,442.687 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 114,115.321 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1986 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,335,249.450 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1986 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 12.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 21.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 313,543.1 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.379 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.8 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 23,302.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,156,575.954 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,000,499.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 27.700 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 760.062 Mar 2025 quarterly Sep 1994 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,902.991 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Mar 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,283,718.482 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.19 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.64 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 360,578.289 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Nov 2025
ORA: Gold Incl Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 23,301.938 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 301,943.243 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Broad Money Supply: M2 (BRL mn) 2,589,685.687 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M3 (BRL mn) 5,856,775.586 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M4 (BRL mn) 6,378,069.259 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -9.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
ME: Exchange Rate: Current Calendar Year: Median (USD/BRL) 5.986 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 2021 - Feb 2025

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