Brazil vs Canada: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
45.7%
in 2024
Canada
44.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
Canada rank
28th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 45.7% against 44.7% in Canada, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Canada ranks 28th of 151 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Canada in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24.4% | 7.4% | 17.0% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 5.7% | 9.8% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 13.4% | 6.1% | 7.3% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 11.0% | 11.3% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1940s | 9.9% | 28.7% | 18.8% | Canada |
| 1950s | 8.1% | 15.5% | 7.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 29.7% | 13.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 38.9% | 28.1% | Canada |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 46.1% | 36.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 44.6% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 40.0% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.6% | 1.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 45.1% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 45.7% against 44.7% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Canada?
- 1.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Canada ranks 28th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.