Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 8,562 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 8,562 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Brazil peaked at 8,562 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,859 current LCU per person, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 100th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,859 current LCU per person | — |
| 2011 | 3,328 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 3,505 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 3,794 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 3,896 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,052 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 4,230 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,377 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,737 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 4,893 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4,639 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 6,080 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 7,058 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 7,278 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 8,562 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8,562 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,620 current LCU per person, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8,562 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,562 current LCU per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.1% | 4,639 current LCU per person | 6,080 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,967 current LCU per person | 2,859 current LCU per person | 4,893 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,723 current LCU per person | 4,639 current LCU per person | 8,562 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 97 United States 9,280 current LCU per person compare
- 98 Mozambique 9,172 current LCU per person compare
- 99 Switzerland 8,962 current LCU per person compare
- 101 Honduras 8,546 current LCU per person compare
- 102 Morocco 8,139 current LCU per person compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7,659 current LCU per person compare
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Brazil?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Brazil was 8,562 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8,562 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,859 current LCU per person in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.