Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Brazil
Brazil: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 33.68 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Brazil is 33.68 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Brazil peaked at 33.68 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.85 Percentage of GDP, in 1991.
Brazil ranks 28th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.84 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 22.85 Percentage of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 23.79 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 25.22 Percentage of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 29.1 Percentage of GDP | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 26.77 Percentage of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 25.92 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 26.08 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 26.64 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 27.92 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 29.39 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 30.45 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 31.36 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.59 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 31.52 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.68 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 32.42 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.79 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.66 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.18 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.52 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.8 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.74 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.04 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.26 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 31.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.65 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 31.91 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.86 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.45 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 32.1 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 32.54 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 31.66 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 33.68 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 33.68 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 33.68 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.21 Percentage of GDP | 22.85 Percentage of GDP | 29.1 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5 Percentage of GDP | 29.39 Percentage of GDP | 32.79 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7 Percentage of GDP | 31.04 Percentage of GDP | 32.52 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.08 Percentage of GDP | 30.45 Percentage of GDP | 33.68 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -33.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 94.51 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Brazil?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Brazil was 33.68 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 33.68 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.85 Percentage of GDP in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.