Brazil Retail Sales Growth
2001 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Brazil Retail Sales Growth
- Brazil Retail Sales grew 4.1 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a 4.3 % increase in the previous month.
- Brazil Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 4.0 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 23.3 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -17.3 % in Apr 2020.
- In the latest reports, Car Sales of Brazil recorded 171,228.0 units in Jan 2025, representing a growth of 6.0 %.
CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics provides Retail Trade Index with base 2022=100.
View Brazil's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2001 to Dec 2024 in the chart:
What was Brazil's Retail Sales Growth in Dec 2024?
Brazil Retail Sales grew 4.1 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a 4.3 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 Dec 2024 | 4.3 Nov 2024 | -17.3 Apr 2020 | 23.3 Apr 2021 | % | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | -3.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 5.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.2 May 2023 | monthly | Apr 1983 - May 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 0.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 7.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Jan 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 12.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -0.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 15.4 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -0.6 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 1.1 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Apr 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 8.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 12.7 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 5.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.3 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
| Cyprus (%) | 2.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 0.4 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 1.4 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | -1.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 2.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Finland (%) | -0.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| France (%) | 1.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 1.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Germany (%) | -4.4 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Apr 2023 |
| Greece (%) | -5.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 16.6 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1982 - May 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 6.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Aug 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 0.0 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - May 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | -0.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Israel (%) | -0.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 0.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 5.2 Apr 2023 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Apr 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 5.4 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2006 - May 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | -0.7 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 10.7 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Latvia (%) | 2.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 1.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 11.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | -9.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -0.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jan 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 12.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Apr 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 4.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 4.6 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Apr 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 10.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 14.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 8.5 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | -4.2 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 0.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 2.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -0.2 2018 | yearly | 2011 - 2018 |
| Peru (%) | 4.8 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Aug 2024 |
| Poland (%) | -1.8 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 3.1 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - May 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 6.9 2021 | yearly | 1987 - 2021 |
| Romania (%) | 3.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 5.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -6.2 May 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - May 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | -3.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 0.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 3.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 3.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | -3.9 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | -3.4 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 1.7 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2022 |
| Thailand (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 11.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Ukraine (%) | -3.1 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| United Kingdom (%) | -2.1 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2023 |
| United States (%) | 1.0 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - May 2023 |
| Uzbekistan (%) | -4.0 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Apr 2023 |
| Venezuela (%) | -53.5 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2019 |
| Vietnam (%) | 8.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Feb 2025 |
Brazil Key Series
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,892.594 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 28,751.516 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 16.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,452,819.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 76.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BRL bn) | 6,975.892 2029 | yearly | 2001 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BRL bn) | 15,131.944 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BRL bn) | 6,180.294 2029 | yearly | 2001 - 2029 |
| 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 (BRL mn) | 175,413.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenues: Tax on Industrial Products (BRL mn) | 7,849.279 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 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 |
| 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 |
| Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Domestic (BRL mn) | 7,780,062.542 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Foreign (BRL mn) | 1,204,174.053 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Public Sector Debt: Net (BRL mn) | 7,220,738.465 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Net Public Debt to GDP Ratio: General Government (%) | 63.070 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,208.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -8,655.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 5,380.2 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -2,447.748 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -8,468.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 6,020.619 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 575,357.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 27.5 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 66,685.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.8 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -44.939 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -972,358.334 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| 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: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) | -8,655.205 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| 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: CA: Debit (DR) (USD mn) | 42,609.358 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: 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: 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 |
| BoP: CA: PI: CR (USD mn) | 3,559.103 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| BoP: CA: SI: DR (USD mn) | 457.861 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: SI: CR (USD mn) | 745.304 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| BoP: CA: PI: DR (USD mn) | 9,171.991 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 (%) | 3.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2011 - Jan 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 37,054.665 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 107,048.011 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1986 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,038,581.629 May 2023 | monthly | Feb 1986 - May 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 12.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 21.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 298,464.5 Feb 2025 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 13.549 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 12.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 11,887.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Feb 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 1,061,084.862 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 2,449,937.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 6.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 24.600 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 762.686 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 1,913.393 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 1,107,135.172 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 11.72 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 52.75 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) | 284,181.541 Feb 2025 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 332,507.899 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1970 - Feb 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) | -8.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2025 |
| ME: Exchange Rate: Current Calendar Year: Median (USD/BRL) | 5.986 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 2021 - Feb 2025 |
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