Employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil
Brazil: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil, 2010–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.6% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil peaked at 10.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2023.
That places Brazil 151st out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.3% | — |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.0%, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Brazil was 6.6% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Brazil ranks 151st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.