Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 11.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil peaked at 12.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 67th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 64 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 11.3% compare
- 65 Finland 11.3% compare
- 66 Uganda 11.2% compare
- 68 Qatar 11.1%
- 69 Oman 11.1%
- 70 Luxembourg 10.8% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil was 11.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Brazil ranks 67th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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