Latest reading: The current account posted a USD 2.9 billion deficit in May, deteriorating from the USD 1.9 billion deficit...
Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil
Foreign direct investment in Brazil averaged USD 87.7 billion in the decade to 2024 and was USD 71.1 billion in the year 2024.
Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Chart
Note: This chart displays Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn) for Brazil from 2014 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
Brazil Foreign Direct Investment Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn) | 38.3 | 46.4 | 74.6 | 62.4 | 71.1 |
Current account deficit widens in May
Latest reading: The current account posted a USD 2.9 billion deficit in May, deteriorating from the USD 1.9 billion deficit booked in April (May 2024: USD 2.5 billion deficit). Meanwhile, in the 12 months leading up to May, the current account posted a USD 69.4 billion deficit, widening from the USD 69.0 billion deficit clocked in April. The merchandise trade surplus narrowed from the previous month and undershot market expectations in May, recording a USD 7.2 billion surplus (April 2025: USD 7.6 billion surplus). Merchandise exports were broadly stable, falling just 0.1% annually in May (April: -1.4% year on year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports increased 4.7% over the same month last year in May (April: +1.7% yoy).
Latest Global Current Account News
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Brazil: Current account deficit widens in May -
Turkey: Current account posts larger deficit in April Latest reading: The current account recorded a USD 7.9 billion deficit in April, deteriorating from the USD 4.3 billion deficit... -
Finland: Current account deficit narrows in April Latest reading: The current account recorded a EUR 0.2 billion deficit in April, improving from the EUR 2.2 billion deficit... -
Spain: Current account surplus moderates in March Latest reading: The current account recorded a EUR 1.4 billion surplus in March, deteriorating from the EUR 2.3 billion surplus... -
Brazil: Current account deficit narrows in April Latest reading: The current account posted a USD 1.3 billion deficit in April, improving from the USD 2.6 billion deficit... -
Finland: Current account swings to deficit in March Latest reading: The current account recorded a EUR 3.3 billion deficit in March, deteriorating from the EUR 0.5 billion surplus... -
Turkey: Current account deficit falls in March Latest reading: The current account recorded a USD 4.1 billion deficit in March, improving from the USD 4.3 billion deficit...