Brazil: Short-term external debt
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| Brazil |
Short-term debt, percent of total external debt |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 12.99 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2021 |
| Average | 13.51 |
| Min - Max | 6.93 - 21.69 |
| Source | The World Bank |
For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1970 to 2021. The average value for Brazil during that period was 13.51 percent with a minimum of 6.93 percent in 2013 and a maximum of 21.69 percent in 1991.
The latest value from 2021 is 12.99 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 119
countries is 10.47 percent.
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Definition: Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.
| Related indicators | Latest value | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 115.62 | 2020 | percent |
| Trade openness | 39.34 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 20.05 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 384.89 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 5.54 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 19.29 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 370.47 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 4.77 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 91.50 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 10,286.70 | 2022 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -2.97 | 2022 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -57.00 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 0.75 | 2022 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 4.14 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 324.67 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.26 | 2022 | percent |
| Remittances | 4,707.08 | 2022 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -1,526.78 | 2022 | million USD |
| External debt | 38.91 | 2021 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 12.99 | 2021 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 21.74 | 2021 | percent |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 340.32 | 9/2023 | billion |