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Brazil — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2031 · 171 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 46.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 45.5% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.36 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 44.5% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
203145.8 % of GDP
203045.7 % of GDP
202945.7 % of GDP
202845.8 % of GDP
202746.2 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202647.4 % of GDP
202546.9 % of GDP
202445.5 % 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

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.