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$103.689 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
29 Sept 2017
Aug 2017
R$-9.529 B
—
R$-16.100 B
30 Aug 2017
Jul 2017
R$-16.100 B
—
R$-19.552 B
28 Jul 2017
Jun 2017
R$-19.552 B
—
R$-30.700 B
30 Jun 2017
May 2017
R$-30.700 B
—
R$12.910 B
26 May 2017
Apr 2017
R$12.910 B
—
R$-11.047 B
28 Apr 2017
Mar 2017
R$-11.047 B
—
R$-23.500 B
31 Mar 2017
Feb 2017
R$-23.500 B
—
R$36.700 B
24 Feb 2017
Jan 2017
R$36.700 B
—
R$-70.737 B
31 Jan 2017
Dec 2016
R$-70.737 B
—
R$-39.141 B
27 Dec 2016
Nov 2016
R$-39.141 B
—
R$39.589 B
28 Nov 2016
Oct 2016
R$39.589 B
—
R$-26.643 B
31 Oct 2016
Sep 2016
R$-26.643 B
—
R$-22.270 B
30 Sept 2016
Aug 2016
R$-22.270 B
—
R$-12.816 B
31 Aug 2016
Jul 2016
R$-12.816 B
—
R$-10.060 B
29 Jul 2016
Jun 2016
R$-10.060 B
—
R$-18.125 B
29 Jun 2016
May 2016
R$-18.125 B
—
R$10.182 B
31 May 2016
Apr 2016
R$10.182 B
—
R$-10.644 B
29 Apr 2016
Mar 2016
R$-10.644 B
—
R$-23.040 B
30 Mar 2016
Feb 2016
R$-23.040 B
—
R$27.913 B
26 Feb 2016
Jan 2016
R$27.913 B
—
R$-71.729 B