Brazil vs Canada: Government spending as share of GDP

Brazil

45.7%

in 2024

Canada

44.7%

in 2024

Brazil rank

26th

Canada rank

28th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

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.

Indicator: Government spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The 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.