Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 58.7% 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 % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil is 58.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil peaked at 61.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2010.
That places Brazil 16th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.7% | — |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -4.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 58.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 58.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.0%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 54.4% | 61.2% | 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 58.7% 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 61.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Brazil ranks 16th 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 19.7%. 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 (% of total taxes). 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 as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.