Brazil - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Brazil was 20.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.93 in 1995, while its lowest value was 9.11 in 1980.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12.56
1961 12.92
1962 12.10
1963 12.74
1964 11.85
1965 10.55
1966 10.67
1967 11.35
1968 11.11
1969 10.90
1970 11.32
1971 11.10
1972 10.77
1973 9.91
1974 9.33
1975 10.19
1976 10.49
1977 9.43
1978 9.68
1979 9.90
1980 9.11
1981 9.52
1982 10.39
1983 10.36
1984 9.19
1985 10.43
1986 11.16
1987 12.64
1988 13.49
1989 15.50
1990 19.29
1991 17.90
1992 17.06
1993 17.66
1994 17.87
1995 20.93
1996 19.75
1997 19.54
1998 20.07
1999 19.78
2000 18.77
2001 19.34
2002 19.81
2003 19.08
2004 18.47
2005 18.89
2006 19.04
2007 18.94
2008 18.84
2009 19.65
2010 19.02
2011 18.67
2012 18.53
2013 18.89
2014 19.15
2015 19.78
2016 20.38
2017 20.16
2018 19.90
2019 20.08
2020 20.49

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts