Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Brazil

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Brazil in 2025 — 19.1%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2025 19.1% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 132
Period maximum 20.9%1995
Period minimum 9.1%1980

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Brazil, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.6%1962: 12.1%1964: 11.9%1966: 10.7%1968: 11.1%1970: 11.3%1972: 10.8%1974: 9.3%1976: 10.5%1978: 9.7%1980: 9.1%1982: 10.4%1984: 9.2%1986: 11.2%1988: 13.5%1990: 19.3%1992: 17.1%1994: 17.9%1996: 19.8%1998: 20.1%2000: 18.8%2002: 19.8%2004: 18.5%2006: 19%2008: 18.8%2010: 19%2012: 18.5%2014: 19.2%2016: 20.4%2018: 19.9%2020: 20.1%2022: 18.4%2024: 18.8%2025: 19.1%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 19.1%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.1 +0.4 pp
2024 18.8 −0.3 pp
2023 19 +0.6 pp
2022 18.4 −0.1 pp
2021 18.5 −1.6 pp
2020 20.1 +0.2 pp
2019 20 +0.1 pp
2018 19.9 −0.3 pp
2017 20.2 −0.2 pp
2016 20.4 +0.6 pp
2015 19.8 +0.6 pp
2014 19.2 +0.3 pp
2013 18.9 +0.4 pp
2012 18.5 −0.1 pp
2011 18.7 −0.3 pp
2010 19 −0.6 pp
2009 19.7 +0.8 pp
2008 18.8 −0.1 pp
2007 18.9 −0.1 pp
2006 19 +0.1 pp
2005 18.9 +0.4 pp
2004 18.5 −0.6 pp
2003 19.1 −0.7 pp
2002 19.8 +0.5 pp
2001 19.3 +0.6 pp
2000 18.8 −1 pp
1999 19.8 −0.3 pp
1998 20.1 +0.5 pp
1997 19.5 −0.2 pp
1996 19.8 −1.2 pp
1995 20.9 +3.1 pp
1994 17.9 +0.2 pp
1993 17.7 +0.6 pp
1992 17.1 −0.8 pp
1991 17.9 −1.4 pp
1990 19.3 +3.8 pp
1989 15.5 +2 pp
1988 13.5 +0.9 pp
1987 12.6 +1.5 pp
1986 11.2 +0.7 pp
1985 10.4 +1.2 pp
1984 9.2 −1.2 pp
1983 10.4 −0 pp
1982 10.4 +0.9 pp
1981 9.5 +0.4 pp
1980 9.1 −0.8 pp
1979 9.9 +0.2 pp
1978 9.7 +0.3 pp
1977 9.4 −1.1 pp
1976 10.5 +0.3 pp
1975 10.2 +0.9 pp
1974 9.3 −0.6 pp
1973 9.9 −0.9 pp
1972 10.8 −0.3 pp
1971 11.1 −0.2 pp
1970 11.3 +0.4 pp
1969 10.9 −0.2 pp
1968 11.1 −0.2 pp
1967 11.4 +0.7 pp
1966 10.7 +0.1 pp
1965 10.5 −1.3 pp
1964 11.9 −0.9 pp
1963 12.7 +0.6 pp
1962 12.1 −0.8 pp
1961 12.9 +0.4 pp
1960 12.6

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.