Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil
Brazil: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 80.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
80.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
17th
of 189 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2018
All-time low
57.1%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil stood at 80.2%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil peaked at 83.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2008.
Brazil ranks 17th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.1% | — |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -1.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 80.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 80.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 59.4% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.2% | 81.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Brazil was 80.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Brazil ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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