Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Brazil
Brazil: Goods and services expense (current LCU) was 82.27 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 82.27 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Brazil peaked at 85.49 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.46 billion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Brazil 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.46 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 38.17 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 41.15 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 46.55 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 50.73 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 53.41 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 56.72 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 53.87 billion current LCU | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 57.84 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 57.38 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.28 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 63.44 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 68.00 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 85.49 billion current LCU | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 82.27 billion current LCU | -3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 82.27 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.49 billion current LCU, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 82.27 billion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.98 billion current LCU, 5.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.23 billion current LCU | 36.46 billion current LCU | 57.84 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.69 billion current LCU | 59.28 billion current LCU | 85.49 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Brazil?
- Goods and services expense in Brazil was 82.27 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 85.49 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.46 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for goods and services expense?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.