Compensation of employees in Brazil
Brazil: Compensation of employees was 240.78 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, compensation of employees in Brazil stood at 240.78 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Brazil peaked at 240.78 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 112.00 billion current LCU, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 56th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 156.77 billion current LCU | 112.00 billion current LCU | 200.26 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.36 billion current LCU | 203.88 billion current LCU | 240.78 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 15.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.2% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 30.1% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 19.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 24.1% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Brazil?
- Compensation of employees in Brazil was 240.78 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 240.78 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.00 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for compensation of employees?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.