Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Brazil
Brazil: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 15.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Brazil stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Brazil peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.2% | — |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +9.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.9%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Brazil?
- Tax revenue in Brazil was 15.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for tax revenue?
- Brazil ranks 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.