Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Brazil
Brazil: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 100.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Brazil, 2005–2021
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 100.8% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Brazil peaked at 119.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.3% | — |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 119.8% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | -15.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 100.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 100.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.0% | 94.3% | 119.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 87.2% | 95.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 86.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.3% | 100.8% | 119.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Brazil?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Brazil was 100.8% in 2021, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 119.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.