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$103.689 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
29 Jan 2021
Dec 2020
R$-51.837 B
R$-61.510 B
R$-18.140 B
30 Dec 2020
Nov 2020
R$-18.140 B
R$-84.050 B
R$2.953 B
30 Nov 2020
Oct 2020
R$2.953 B
R$-91.085 B
R$-64.559 B
30 Oct 2020
Sep 2020
R$-64.559 B
R$-33.281 B
R$-87.594 B
30 Sept 2020
Aug 2020
R$-87.594 B
R$-25.999 B
R$-81.071 B
31 Aug 2020
Jul 2020
R$-81.071 B
R$-243.754 B
R$-188.682 B
31 Jul 2020
Jun 2020
R$-188.682 B
R$-102.614 B
R$-131.438 B
30 Jun 2020
May 2020
R$-131.438 B
R$8.547 B
R$-94.303 B
29 May 2020
Apr 2020
R$-94.303 B
R$19.676 B
R$-23.655 B
30 Apr 2020
Mar 2020
R$-23.655 B
R$-18.000 B
R$-20.901 B
31 Mar 2020
Feb 2020
R$-20.901 B
R$-11.547 B
R$56.276 B
28 Feb 2020
Jan 2020
R$56.276 B
R$24.679 B
R$-13.513 B
31 Jan 2020
Dec 2019
R$-13.513 B
R$-18.640 B
R$-15.312 B
30 Dec 2019
Nov 2019
R$-15.312 B
R$-7.929 B
R$9.444 B
29 Nov 2019
Oct 2019
R$9.444 B
R$24.564 B
R$-20.541 B
31 Oct 2019
Sep 2019
R$-20.541 B
R$-19.166 B
R$-13.448 B
30 Sept 2019
Aug 2019
R$-13.448 B
R$-6.360 B
R$-2.763 B
30 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
R$-2.763 B
R$-21.214 B
R$-12.706 B
29 Jul 2019
Jun 2019
R$-12.706 B
R$-21.214 B
R$-13.008 B
28 Jun 2019
May 2019
R$-13.008 B
R$-7.450 B
R$6.637 B