Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 58.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil peaked at 65.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2015.
That places Brazil 36th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 53.8% | — |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.6% | 51.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.0% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More infrastructure data for Brazil
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.63 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1063 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 22.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 58.2% 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 65.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 114 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 up 4.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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