Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil
Brazil: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.0965 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil stood at 0.0965.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil peaked at 0.1221 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0919, in 2016.
That places Brazil 70th out of 70 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.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1221 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1216 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1172 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1063 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1134 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.108 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0919 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0958 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1012 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0935 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0965 | +3.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0965 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0965 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 10% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1071 | 0.0919 | 0.1221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0965 | 0.0965 | 0.0965 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Brazil was 0.0965 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1221 in 2010.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Value-added tax (VAT), 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.