Brazil's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) was US$2.66 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 207% from −US$2.48 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.66 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$7.19 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$2.48 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$11.31 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | −US$5.74 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2016 | US$958.51 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$479 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Brazil's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) rose US$8.4 billion on 2024 (from −US$5.74 billion to US$2.66 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$182.23 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.39 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$10.55 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$14.08 billion in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Brazil had the 17th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Brazil in the 2025 ranking
- Kuwait — 13th of 136: US$4.88 billion
- Spain — 14th of 136: US$3.46 billion
- Greece — 15th of 136: US$2.86 billion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 17th of 136: US$2.45 billion
- Sudan — 18th of 136: US$2.43 billion
- Venezuela, RB — 19th of 136: US$2.38 billion
What this measures
Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 51 values
| Year | Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,655,605,442 |
| 2024 | -5,739,939,467 |
| 2023 | 50,034,806 |
| 2022 | -64,120,887 |
| 2021 | -4,924,283,808 |
| 2020 | 7,187,592,564 |
| 2019 | -744,772,925 |
| 2018 | -1,450,566,295 |
| 2017 | 4,551,652,933 |
| 2016 | 8,063,923,444 |
Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — −US$19.23 million (2025)
- Argentina — −US$4.67 billion (2025)
- Aruba — −US$31.77 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$147.9 million (2024)
- Barbados — −US$132.48 million (2017)
- Belize — −US$31.22 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$140.32 million (2025)
- Chile — −US$1.81 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$2.13 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$190.65 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Brazil
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$358.51 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$334.3 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$436.24 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.44 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$394.09 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 861.48 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 19.13% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.45 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Brazil's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP)?
- US$2.66 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 654.41% from −US$479 million in 1975. The highest value was US$11.31 billion in 2008 and the lowest −US$5.74 billion in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank?
- 17th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) unusual for Brazil?
- In 2025, Brazil's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) rose US$8.4 billion on 2024 (from −US$5.74 billion to US$2.66 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$182.23 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.39 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KAC.EOMS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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