Brazil: Customs and other import duties (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Brazil's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 43.3% on 2023 (from 54.07 billion to 77.49 billion).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 15.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43.3% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.5% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.29 billion a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Brazil had the 25th highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brazil in the 2024 ranking

• Thailand — 21st of 65: 106.53 billion
• Ethiopia — 22nd of 65: 101.98 billion
• United States — 23rd of 65: 83.59 billion
• Armenia — 25th of 65: 76.17 billion
• South Africa — 26th of 65: 74.87 billion
• Dominican Republic — 27th of 65: 60.11 billion

What this measures

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 15 values

Customs and other import duties (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 3.64 trillion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 258.45 million (2024)
• Barbados — 245.19 million (2016)
• Chile — 671.1 billion (2024)
• Colombia — 6.06 trillion (2024)
• Costa Rica — 187.49 billion (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 60.11 billion (2024)
• Ecuador — 1.27 billion (2022)
• El Salvador — 507.6 million (2024)
• Guatemala

More public sector data for Brazil

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 462 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 23.95 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 134 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.05% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 153 million (2025)
• Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) — 3.92 (2023)
• Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) — 34.66 (2023)
• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 19.28 (2023)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 762,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

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Questions people ask

What is Brazil's customs and other import duties (current LCU)?

77.49 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 268.33% from 21.04 billion in 2010 (9.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 77.49 billion in 2024 and the lowest 21.04 billion in 2010.

How does Brazil rank?

25th highest of 65 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in customs and other import duties (current LCU) unusual for Brazil?

In 2024, Brazil's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 43.3% on 2023 (from 54.07 billion to 77.49 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 15.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.IMPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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