Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.07 trillion current LCU for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 178.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil peaked at 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 258.49 billion current LCU, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 36th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 258.49 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 314.00 billion current LCU | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 324.94 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 360.76 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 382.15 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 401.12 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 453.20 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 458.68 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 490.74 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 535.58 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 526.58 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 698.12 billion current LCU | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 909.05 billion current LCU | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 939.97 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 trillion current LCU | +13.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.99 billion current LCU, 7.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.49 billion current LCU, 22.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 397.96 billion current LCU | 258.49 billion current LCU | 535.58 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 827.75 billion current LCU | 526.58 billion current LCU | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.49 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.7%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.