Brazil Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1991 - 2029 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Brazil Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • Brazil Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 7.163 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of 7.975 % in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Brazil Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 7.482 % in Dec 2029
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

View Brazil's Forecast: Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2029 in the chart:

Brazil Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is Brazil's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2029?

Brazil Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 7.163 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.482 2029 7.492 2028 6.030 1993 13.775 2020 % yearly 1991 - 2029

Forecast: Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 10.700 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.550 2029 yearly 2010 - 2029
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 7.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Armenia (%) 14.000 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Aruba (%) 5.091 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Australia (%) 4.524 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 5.098 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bahamas (%) 9.500 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Bahrain (%) 6.300 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 7.677 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Belarus (%) 2.898 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Belgium (%) 5.700 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Belize (%) 3.400 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 5.200 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.200 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.482 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Brunei (%) 4.900 2029 yearly 2011 - 2029
Bulgaria (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1989 - 2029
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 5.960 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.500 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
China (%) 5.100 2029 yearly 2017 - 2029
Colombia (%) 9.400 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 9.000 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (%) 5.466 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Cyprus (%) 4.979 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Czech Republic (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Democratic Republic of Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Denmark (%) 5.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominica (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominican Republic (%) 6.000 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Ecuador (%) 3.500 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Egypt (%) 5.502 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
El Salvador (%) 5.216 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.508 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 14.500 2029 yearly 1996 - 2029
Germany (%) 2.963 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Greece (%) 9.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Grenada (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guatemala (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea-Bissau (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guyana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Haiti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Honduras (%) 8.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.669 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hungary (%) 3.689 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iceland (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 5.100 2029 yearly 1984 - 2029
Iran (%) 9.000 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 3.900 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 4.400 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 21.975 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.775 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 3.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kosovo (%) 10.875 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.014 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.286 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Lebanon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

Brazil Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,892.594 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,751.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 1,452,819.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 76.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BRL bn) 6,975.892 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BRL bn) 15,131.944 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BRL bn) 6,180.294 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Central Government: Balance (BRL mn) 17,645.294 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2019
Central Government: Revenue (BRL mn) 302,233.910 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (BRL mn) 172,939.671 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenues (BRL mn) 175,413.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenues: Income Tax (BRL mn) 59,697.942 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues: Tax on Industrial Products (BRL mn) 7,849.279 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues: Contribution to Social Security Financing (BRL mn) 36,403.984 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal Interest (BRL mn) 373,412.877 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Central Bank (BRL mn) 494.191 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Federal (BRL mn) -76,694.194 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt (BRL mn) 118,698.156 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary (BRL mn) 105,818.215 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal (BRL mn) 479,231.092 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Social Security (BRL mn) 194,898.159 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Domestic (BRL mn) 7,780,062.542 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Foreign (BRL mn) 1,204,174.053 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Public Sector Debt: Net (BRL mn) 7,220,738.465 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Net Public Debt to GDP Ratio: General Government (%) 63.070 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.645 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -323.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 22,928.9 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Feb 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1955 - Feb 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,183,976.238 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 940,757.411 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 381,751.660 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 23,252.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,456,398.563 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,693,795.566 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,201.965 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,340.837 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,310.352 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,991.110 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
Imports Val: FOB: NCM: ytd: Base Metals & Articles: Iron & Steel (USD mn) 839.233 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Printed Circuits with Electric or Electronic Components (USD mn) 0.068 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2023
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 1.194 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 0.333 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 79.108 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 61.342 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 105.779 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 1,177.851 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Import Value: SITC: Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap (USD mn) 80.929 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Import Value: SITC: Coal, Coke and Briquettes (USD mn) 249.288 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,208.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,655.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 5,380.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,447.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -8,468.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 6,020.619 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.5 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 66,685.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -44.939 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -972,358.334 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Net (USD mn) -27,092.050 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
Gross External Debt: General Government (USD mn) 71,006.243 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2018
External Debt: BPM6: Long-term (USD mn) 251,862.762 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt Ratio: Net Total External Debt to GDP (%) -1.465 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,126.855 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2018
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -8,655.205 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Sevices (SE) (USD mn) -4,552.479 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods (USD mn) 1,222.719 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -5,612.888 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 287.443 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (CR) (USD mn) 33,954.153 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Imports (USD mn) 24,148.260 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Exports (USD mn) 25,370.979 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (DR) (USD mn) 42,609.358 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: CR (USD mn) 4,278.767 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: CR (USD mn) 3,559.103 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: DR (USD mn) 8,831.246 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: DR (USD mn) 9,171.991 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: CR (USD mn) 745.304 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: DR (USD mn) 457.861 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 2,010,752.014 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 1,038,393.681 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Direct Investment Liabilities: Equity Capital: Inflow: Oil and Gas Extraction (USD mn) 5,250.674 2018 yearly 2006 - 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2011 - Jan 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 37,054.665 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 107,048.011 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1986 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,038,581.629 May 2023 monthly Feb 1986 - May 2023
M2 Growth (%) 12.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 21.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 298,464.5 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 13.549 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.8 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 11,887.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,061,084.862 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 2,449,937.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 24.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 762.686 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,913.393 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,107,135.172 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.72 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.75 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 284,181.541 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 332,507.899 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Feb 2025
Broad Money Supply: M2 (BRL mn) 2,589,685.687 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M3 (BRL mn) 5,856,775.586 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M4 (BRL mn) 6,378,069.259 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2025
ME: Exchange Rate: Current Calendar Year: Median (USD/BRL) 5.986 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 2021 - Feb 2025

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