Brazil Current Account

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

-8,760

Units In

USD Million

-8,650

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 28, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4,302.1 Apr 2021	-13,360.8 Jan 2014	-2,034.56 USD Million	1980-2025	N/A

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Latest Updates

Brazil posted a current account deficit of $8.8 billion in February 2025, up from $3.9 billion in the same month last year, but smaller than the expected $9.1 billion shortfall. The trade balance shifted to a deficit of nearly $1 billion, compared to a surplus of $4.4 billion in February 2024, as imports jumped by 25.7% while exports fell by 1.8%. At the same time, the services gap rose marginally to $3.9 billion from $3.8 billion, and the primary income shortfall shrank to $4.1 billion from $4.6 billion and the secondary income surplus showed minimal change at $0.2 billion.