Primary Budget Balance reflects the difference between the government's income and expenditure at the end of the budget period. The primary budget calculation does not include debt servicing costs. A positive nominal budget balance indicates a surplus and can be seen as positive for the Brazilian real.
Brazil Primary Budget Balance
Last release
31 Mar 2026 11:30 GMT
Actual
R$-16.388 B
Forecast
R$14.055 B
Previous
R$103.689 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
31 Oct 2022
Sep 2022
R$10.746 B
R$-12.872 B
R$-30.279 B
30 Sept 2022
Aug 2022
R$-30.279 B
R$8.223 B
R$14.395 B
31 Aug 2022
Jun 2022
R$14.395 B
R$-20.801 B
R$-32.993 B
29 Jul 2022
May 2022
R$-32.993 B
R$14.108 B
R$38.876 B
31 May 2022
Apr 2022
R$38.876 B
R$22.478 B
R$4.312 B
16 May 2022
Mar 2022
R$4.312 B
R$16.050 B
R$3.471 B
02 May 2022
Feb 2022
R$3.471 B
R$42.226 B
R$101.833 B
25 Feb 2022
Jan 2022
R$101.833 B
R$31.102 B
R$0.123 B
31 Jan 2022
Dec 2021
R$0.123 B
R$14.831 B
R$15.034 B
30 Dec 2021
Nov 2021
R$15.034 B
R$18.797 B
R$35.399 B
30 Nov 2021
Oct 2021
R$35.399 B
R$0.887 B
R$12.933 B
29 Oct 2021
Sep 2021
R$12.933 B
R$-85.051 B
R$16.729 B
29 Sept 2021
Aug 2021
R$16.729 B
R$-112.063 B
R$-10.283 B
31 Aug 2021
Jul 2021
R$-10.283 B
R$-126.266 B
R$-65.508 B
30 Jul 2021
Jun 2021
R$-65.508 B
R$-81.062 B
R$-15.541 B
30 Jun 2021
May 2021
R$-15.541 B
R$-68.547 B
R$24.255 B
31 May 2021
Apr 2021
R$24.255 B
R$-92.567 B
R$4.981 B
30 Apr 2021
Mar 2021
R$4.981 B
R$77.960 B
R$-11.770 B
31 Mar 2021
Feb 2021
R$-11.770 B
R$-39.943 B
R$58.375 B
26 Feb 2021
Jan 2021
R$58.375 B
R$-73.142 B
R$-51.837 B