Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Brazil
Brazil: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 79.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Brazil, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 79.0% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Brazil peaked at 79.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2004.
Brazil ranks 11th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.8% | — |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +76.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 7.8% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 26.9% | 79.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 Ireland 94.4% compare
- 9 San Marino 92.6% compare
- 10 Türkiye 80.2% compare
- 12 Bulgaria 78.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 76.8% compare
- 14 Seychelles 76.6% compare
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Brazil?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Brazil was 79.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.