Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Brazil
Brazil: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2856 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Brazil, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.2856 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Brazil peaked at 0.4818 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2402, in 2010.
That places Brazil 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2402 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3485 | +45.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3768 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4111 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4212 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3368 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3218 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2807 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3149 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4818 | +53.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2856 | -40.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2856 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2856 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9357, 31% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3534 | 0.2402 | 0.4818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2856 | 0.2856 | 0.2856 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Brazil?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Brazil was 0.2856 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4818 in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2402 in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.