Brazil — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2031 · 152 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Brazil, the general government expenditure reading stood at 46.9% of GDP in 2025. Against 45.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.36 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 44.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2001–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 45.8 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 45.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 45.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 45.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 46.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 47.4 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 46.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 45.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 45.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 43.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 40.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 46.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 44.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 44.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 45.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 46.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 41.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 39.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 39.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2001, are on the chart — hover to read them.