Brazil vs Maldives: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
45.7%
in 2024
Maldives
46.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
Maldives rank
25th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 46.1% against 45.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Maldives ranks 25th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 26.6% | 12.7% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 32.0% | 8.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 31.7% | 10.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 45.1% | 0.9% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 46.1% against 45.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Maldives?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Maldives rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Maldives ranks 25th 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.