Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Brazil
Brazil: Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) was 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, subsidies and other transfers in Brazil stood at 2.42 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Brazil peaked at 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 639.38 billion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Brazil 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 639.38 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 723.77 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 811.91 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 895.94 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.00 trillion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 trillion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 trillion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 trillion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 trillion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.42 trillion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.89 trillion current LCU | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.69 trillion current LCU | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.03 trillion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 2.23 trillion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.42 trillion current LCU | +8.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.42 trillion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.97 billion current LCU, 17.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.42 trillion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.42 billion current LCU, 74.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 trillion current LCU | 639.38 billion current LCU | 1.42 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 trillion current LCU | 1.69 trillion current LCU | 2.42 trillion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 25 Myanmar 3.23 trillion current LCU compare
- 26 Madagascar 2.84 trillion current LCU compare
- 27 Laos 2.63 trillion current LCU compare
- 29 Czechia 2.31 trillion current LCU compare
- 30 Costa Rica 1.98 trillion current LCU compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.89 trillion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Brazil
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Brazil?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil was 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 639.38 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. 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.