The value of loans in Brazil was down 0.1% over a month to BRL 5.319 trillion in February 2023, following a 0.3% decrease in the previous month. Loans to companies decreased by 0.7%, while credit to families rose by 0.4%. Meanwhile, a broad measure of Brazilian consumer and business default ratios remained unchanged at 4.5%. Year-on-year, total credit was 12.6%, down from 13.8% in January. source: Banco Central do Brasil

Loan Growth in Brazil averaged 1.03 percent from 2007 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 3.70 percent in September of 2008 and a record low of -1.00 percent in January of 2017. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Loan Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brazil Loan Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2023.

Loan Growth in Brazil is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Loan Growth is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Brazil Loan Growth



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-02-27 12:30 PM Jan -0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
2023-03-29 11:30 AM Feb -0.1% -0.3% 0.7%
2023-04-26 12:30 PM Mar 0.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Interest Rate 13.75 13.75 percent Mar 2023
Cash Reserve Ratio 21.00 21.00 percent Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 594587.84 590553.18 BRL Million Feb 2023
Money Supply M0 403569.75 413489.78 BRL Million Feb 2023
Money Supply M2 5026065.00 5001881.37 BRL Million Jan 2023
Money Supply M3 9649310.00 9628336.27 BRL Million Jan 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves 331122.00 324702.90 USD Million Jan 2023
Banks Balance Sheet 9805648.01 9570133.96 BRL Million Aug 2022
Loans to Private Sector 736452.00 740638.00 BRL Million Jan 2023
Loan Growth -0.10 -0.30 percent Feb 2023
Central Bank Balance Sheet 4103972000.00 4063046000.00 BRL Thousand Dec 2022

Brazil Loan Growth
Loan Growth in Brazil refers to the monthly change in total credit outstanding, including public and private lending.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.10 -0.30 3.70 -1.00 2007 - 2023 percent Monthly

News Stream
Brazil Bank Lending Falls for 2nd Month
The value of loans in Brazil was down 0.1% over a month to BRL 5.319 trillion in February 2023, following a 0.3% decrease in the previous month. Loans to companies decreased by 0.7%, while credit to families rose by 0.4%. Meanwhile, a broad measure of Brazilian consumer and business default ratios remained unchanged at 4.5%. Year-on-year, total credit was 12.6%, down from 13.8% in January.
2023-03-29
Brazil Bank Lending Edges Down in January
The value of loans in Brazil was down 0.3% over a month to BRL 5.3 trillion in January 2023, after an upwardly revised 1.4% rise in the previous month. It was the first decline in a year as loans to companies decreased by 2.4%, while credit to families rose by 1.1%. Year-on-year, total credit was 13.6%, down from 14.0% in the previous month.
2023-02-27
Brazil Bank Loan Growth Quickens in December
The value of loans in Brazil increased by 1.3% month-over-month to BRL 5.326 trillion in December of 2022, following a downwardly revised 0.9% rise in the prior month. On an annual basis, the value of loans advanced by 14% in December. A broad measure of Brazilian consumer and business default ratios came in at 4.2%, unchanged from the previous month. Outstanding loans in Brazil rose 14% in 2022, down from 16.3% in 2021.
2023-01-27