Negative balance was 53.2% higher than registered in the same month of 2024; accumulated in 12 months, deficit is US $ 76.2 billion
Brazil’s external accounts recorded US $ 4.7 billion deficit in August. The negative balance was 53.2% higher than that presented in the same month of 2024, when it was $ 7.2 billion.
The data are contained in the Foreign Sector Statistics Report (Central Bank), which calculates current transactions in Brazil. Here is the document released on Friday (26.SET.2025) (PDF – 477 KB).
The survey considers the balance of trade balance (exports and imports), and the services acquired by Brazilians abroad for income, such as interest of interest, profits and dividends to other countries.
Detail
The BC said the trade balance had a surplus of $ 5.5 billion in August 2025. The result exceeded the same month of 2024, when the positive balance was $ 3.7 billion.
Exports of goods reached $ 30.0 billion last month. The rise is 3.8% compared to August 2024. Imports totaled US $ 24.5 billion – 2.6% compared to August last year.
The services account registered a deficit of US $ 4.2 billion in August, a 20.3% drop from the same period by 2024 (negative balance of US $ 5.3 billion.
The primary income deficit was US $ 6.3 billion in August 2025 – it is 6.4% above the negative balance of US $ 6.0 billion recorded in the same month of 2024.
ACCUMULATED
In the accumulated 12 months, the current transactions deficit was US $ 76.2 billion – a 3.51% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The negative balance was $ 43.6 billion (1.95% of GDP) in August 2024 and US $ 78.7 billion (3.66% of GDP) in July 2025.
