Brazil (2023)
32.4
% of GDP
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
14
years of data

Data

Brazil Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 32.4 +0.8pp
2022 31.6 +2.1pp
2021 29.5 -5.4pp
2020 34.9 +3.8pp
2019 31.1 -1.1pp
2018 32.2 -0.2pp
2017 32.4 -1pp
2016 33.4 -0.5pp
2015 33.9 +4.6pp
2014 29.3 +1.1pp
2013 28.2 unchanged
2012 28.2 -0.5pp
2011 28.7 +0.6pp
2010 28.1 n/a

About this Dataset

Brazil recorded 32.4 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.8pp. Across 2010–2023 the series ranges from 28.1 in 2010 to 34.9 in 2020.

This page tracks general government expenditure as a share of GDP in Brazil from 1990 to present. The size of government relative to the economy shapes fiscal sustainability, crowding-out effects, and public sector demand.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government expenditure as a share of GDP in Brazil from 1990 to present. The size of government relative to the economy shapes fiscal sustainability, crowding-out effects, and public sector demand. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2023 (14 observations).

The series peaked at 34.9 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.1 in 2010. The latest reading of 32.4 in 2023 represents a change of +0.8pp.