Expense in Brazil
Brazil: Expense was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Brazil, 2010–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Brazil is 32.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Brazil peaked at 34.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2010.
That places Brazil 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 34.9% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5.59 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 29.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 319.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -414.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -74.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 57,911 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 10,550 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 12.32 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Brazil?
- Expense in Brazil was 32.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for expense?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.