What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Denmark?

0.0039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?

60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Denmark: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Brazil

0.1729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Denmark

0.1768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Brazil rank

38th

Denmark rank

37th

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Brazil
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.1768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil, a difference of 0.0039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Denmark ahead.

Brazil ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 37th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1970s	1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0651 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1980s	0.3914 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1990s	0.3981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0664 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil
2000s	0.3465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brazil
2010s	0.1666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0626 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2020s	0.1925 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.197 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Brazil or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.1768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Brazil and Denmark?: 0.0039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Brazil ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 37th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.