Brazil vs China: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Brazil
2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brazil rank
104th
China rank
105th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 104th and China ranks 105th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6085 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6085 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.8939 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5787 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7486 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0674 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Brazil and China?
- 0.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 104th and China ranks 105th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.