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 May 2019
Apr 2019
R$6.637 B
R$21.457 B
R$-18.629 B
30 Apr 2019
Mar 2019
R$-18.629 B
R$-21.219 B
R$-14.931 B
29 Mar 2019
Feb 2019
R$-14.931 B
R$-8.506 B
R$46.897 B
28 Feb 2019
Jan 2019
R$46.897 B
R$10.998 B
R$-41.133 B
31 Jan 2019
Dec 2018
R$-41.133 B
—
R$-15.602 B
28 Dec 2018
Nov 2018
R$-15.602 B
—
R$7.798 B
30 Nov 2018
Oct 2018
R$7.798 B
—
R$-24.621 B
29 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
R$-24.621 B
—
R$-16.876 B
28 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
R$-16.876 B
—
R$-3.401 B
31 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
R$-3.401 B
—
R$-3.401 B
30 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
R$-13.491 B
—
R$-8.200 B
29 Jun 2018
May 2018
R$-8.200 B
—
R$2.900 B
30 May 2018
Apr 2018
R$2.900 B
—
R$-25.135 B
30 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
R$-25.135 B
—
R$-17.400 B
28 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
R$-17.400 B
—
R$46.940 B
28 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
R$46.940 B
—
R$-32.321 B
31 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
R$-32.321 B
—
R$-0.909 B
28 Dec 2017
Nov 2017
R$-0.909 B
—
R$4.758 B
29 Nov 2017
Oct 2017
R$4.758 B
—
R$-21.259 B
30 Oct 2017
Sep 2017
R$-21.259 B
—
R$-9.529 B