Social benefits, Transactions in Brazil

Brazil: Social benefits, Transactions was 2.01 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.01 trillion
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2.01 trillion
in 2025
All-time low
478.84 billion
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Social benefits, Transactions in Brazil, 2010–2025

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2010201720252010: 478.8B2011: 533.8B2012: 604.4B2013: 679.8B2014: 766.6B2015: 832.8B2016: 944.4B2017: 1.0T2018: 1.1T2019: 1.2T2020: 1.6T2021: 1.4T2022: 1.5T2023: 1.8T2024: 1.9T2025: 2.0T

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 2.01 trillion for social benefits, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 140.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Brazil peaked at 2.01 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 478.84 billion, in 2010.

That places Brazil 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Social benefits, Transactions in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Brazil, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 478.84 billion
2011 533.80 billion +11.5%
2012 604.36 billion +13.2%
2013 679.77 billion +12.5%
2014 766.59 billion +12.8%
2015 832.81 billion +8.6%
2016 944.38 billion +13.4%
2017 1.03 trillion +9.3%
2018 1.09 trillion +5.3%
2019 1.17 trillion +7.3%
2020 1.56 trillion +34.0%
2021 1.35 trillion -13.5%
2022 1.53 trillion +13.5%
2023 1.76 trillion +14.3%
2024 1.86 trillion +6.0%
2025 2.01 trillion +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 812.64 billion 478.84 billion 1.17 trillion 10
2020s 1.68 trillion 1.35 trillion 2.01 trillion 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Hungary 10.47 trillion compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 6.42 trillion compare
  3. 4 United States 4.88 trillion compare
  4. 6 Czechia 1.40 trillion compare
  5. 7 Germany 1.16 trillion compare
  6. 8 Sweden 996.90 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, transactions in Brazil?
Social benefits, transactions in Brazil was 2.01 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 trillion in 2025.
What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 478.84 billion in 2010.
How does Brazil rank for social benefits, transactions?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.8%. 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 Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.