Brazil — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2030 · 170 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Brazil, the combined government expenditure reading was 48% of GDP in 2025, compared with 45.7% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +2.31 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 44.6% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1861–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2010–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
203044.7 % of GDP
202944.9 % of GDP
202845.1 % of GDP
202745.9 % of GDP
202647.1 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202548 % of GDP
202445.7 % of GDP
202345.3 % of GDP
202243.4 % of GDP
202140.4 % of GDP
202046.2 % of GDP
201943 % of GDP
201844.2 % of GDP
201744.3 % of GDP
201645.5 % of GDP
201546.2 % of GDP
201441.4 % of GDP
201339.8 % of GDP
201239.3 % of GDP
201139.4 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.