General government final consumption expenditure in Brazil
Brazil: General government final consumption expenditure was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Brazil is 19.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Brazil peaked at 20.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 13.5% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,136 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 10,676 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 59,649 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Brazil?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Brazil was 19.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.