Brazil Unemployment Rate

2012 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Key information about Brazil Unemployment Rate

  • Brazil Unemployment Rate increased to 6.50% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.20% in Dec 2024.
  • Brazil Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Mar 2012 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 9.30%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 14.90% in Mar 2021 and a record low of 6.10% in Nov 2024.
  • The data is reported by reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Brazil Population reached 212.58 million people in Jun 2024.


View Brazil's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2012 to Jan 2025 in the chart:

Brazil Unemployment Rate

What was Brazil's Unemployment Rate in Jan 2025?

Brazil Unemployment Rate increased to 6.50% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.20% in Dec 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.50 Jan 2025 6.20 Dec 2024 6.10 Nov 2024 14.90 Mar 2021 % monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.76 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.29 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 3.10 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

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: Tax on Industrial Products (BRL mn) 7,849.279 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues: Income Tax (BRL mn) 59,697.942 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: 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: 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: Central Govt: Social Security (BRL mn) 194,898.159 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
Public Sector Debt: Net (BRL mn) 7,220,738.465 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
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
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 Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 61.342 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
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: Coal, Coke and Briquettes (USD mn) 249.288 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
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: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -5,612.888 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: 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: SI: CR (USD mn) 745.304 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: CR (USD mn) 4,278.767 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: DR (USD mn) 457.861 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: 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: PI: DR (USD mn) 9,171.991 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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