Taxes on international trade in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes on international trade was 2.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on international trade in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Brazil is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Brazil peaked at 2.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2016.
That places Brazil 99th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on international trade in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.1% | — |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +18.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More public sector data for Brazil
- Arms imports 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 98.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 20.95 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Brazil?
- Taxes on international trade in Brazil was 2.5% 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 2.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes on international trade?
- Brazil ranks 99th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.