Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3708 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Brazil, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil is 0.3708, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil peaked at 0.4564 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3708, in 2020.
That places Brazil 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4545 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4564 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4507 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4386 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.425 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4271 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4153 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4182 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4215 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3995 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3708 | -7.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3708 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9674, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3708 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9719, 38% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4307 | 0.3995 | 0.4564 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3708 | 0.3708 | 0.3708 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil was 0.3708 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4564 in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3708 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.