Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 77.50 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Brazil is 77.50 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.4% on the previous year and up 110.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Brazil peaked at 77.50 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.08 billion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Brazil 49th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.08 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 26.65 billion current LCU | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 31.13 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 36.98 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 36.77 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.97 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 31.45 billion current LCU | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 32.35 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 40.70 billion current LCU | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 42.93 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 45.72 billion current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 62.04 billion current LCU | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 59.03 billion current LCU | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 58.51 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 77.50 billion current LCU | +32.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 77.50 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.56 billion current LCU, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 77.50 billion current LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.44 billion current LCU, 22.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.90 billion current LCU | 21.08 billion current LCU | 42.93 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.56 billion current LCU | 45.72 billion current LCU | 77.50 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 46 United States 83.59 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Serbia 79.02 billion current LCU compare
- 48 South Africa 77.86 billion current LCU compare
- 50 Armenia 76.17 billion current LCU compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 70.74 billion current LCU compare
- 52 Jamaica 50.83 billion current LCU compare
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- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Brazil?
- Taxes on international trade in Brazil was 77.50 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 77.50 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.08 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes on international trade?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.8%. 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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.