Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil
Brazil: Subsidies and other transfers was 62.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil, 2010–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 62.8% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Brazil peaked at 71.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2015.
Brazil ranks 25th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.6% | — |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.4% | 51.7% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 62.8% | 71.2% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 98.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 20.95 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Brazil?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Brazil was 62.8% in 2023, 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 71.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.