Brazil - Expense

Expense (current LCU)

The value for Expense (current LCU) in Brazil was 2,572,840,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,572,840,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,193,010,000,000 in 2010.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2010 1,193,010,000,000
2011 1,370,090,000,000
2012 1,482,660,000,000
2013 1,644,090,000,000
2014 1,853,280,000,000
2015 2,213,910,000,000
2016 2,287,780,000,000
2017 2,387,090,000,000
2018 2,483,270,000,000
2019 2,572,840,000,000

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in Brazil was 34.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 36.92 in 2015, while its lowest value was 30.70 in 2010.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2010 30.70
2011 31.31
2012 30.79
2013 30.84
2014 32.07
2015 36.92
2016 36.49
2017 36.25
2018 35.45
2019 34.74

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance