Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 36.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 36.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil peaked at 45.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2015.
That places Brazil 28th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.2% | — |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 31.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 36.1% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Brazil was 36.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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