Military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Military spending, annual growth rate was 5.37 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5.37 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 219.0%
World rank
87th
of 172 countries
All-time high
171.22 % change on previous year
in 1867
All-time low
-57.5 % change on previous year
in 1868
Years of data
201
1823–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil, 1823–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 5.37 % change on previous year for military spending, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 219.0% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil peaked at 171.22 % change on previous year in 1867 and was at its lowest, -57.5 % change on previous year, in 1868.
Brazil ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1823 | 16.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1824 | 8.45 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 1825 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1826 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -345.9% |
| 1827 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1828 | 6.74 % change on previous year | +86.4% |
| 1829 | 9.47 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1830 | -6.5 % change on previous year | -168.6% |
| 1831 | 23.76 % change on previous year | -465.4% |
| 1832 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1833 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -377.6% |
| 1834 | -11.07 % change on previous year | -379.9% |
| 1835 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1836 | -8.96 % change on previous year | +51.4% |
| 1837 | 19.81 % change on previous year | -321.0% |
| 1838 | 26.28 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 1839 | 17.23 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1840 | 72.81 % change on previous year | +322.6% |
| 1841 | -20.76 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1842 | 23.19 % change on previous year | -211.7% |
| 1843 | 46.39 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1844 | -39.41 % change on previous year | -185.0% |
| 1845 | -7.33 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1846 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 1847 | -0.0865 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1848 | 13.77 % change on previous year | -16030.0% |
| 1849 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1850 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1851 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -234.1% |
| 1852 | 25.75 % change on previous year | +398.9% |
| 1853 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0305 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1855 | 0.3452 % change on previous year | +1032.4% |
| 1856 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +277.2% |
| 1857 | -10.53 % change on previous year | -908.6% |
| 1858 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1859 | 8.22 % change on previous year | -304.3% |
| 1860 | 12.8 % change on previous year | +55.8% |
| 1861 | -11.22 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 1862 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1863 | -7.84 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 1864 | 40.85 % change on previous year | -621.3% |
| 1865 | -47.1 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1866 | 15.97 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1867 | 171.22 % change on previous year | +971.9% |
| 1868 | -57.5 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1869 | -8.1 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1870 | -8.13 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 7.63 % change on previous year | -193.9% |
| 1872 | 15.73 % change on previous year | +106.2% |
| 1873 | 25.33 % change on previous year | +61.1% |
| 1874 | -10.56 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 1875 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1876 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +97.0% |
| 1877 | -11.68 % change on previous year | -499.0% |
| 1878 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1879 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -483.6% |
| 1880 | -8.72 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 1881 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1882 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -459.5% |
| 1883 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -217.6% |
| 1884 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 1885 | -10.59 % change on previous year | -368.4% |
| 1886 | 10 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 1887 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1888 | 13.73 % change on previous year | +722.7% |
| 1889 | 10.74 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1890 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1891 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -186.0% |
| 1892 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 1893 | -24.87 % change on previous year | -1806.9% |
| 1894 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 1895 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -206.9% |
| 1896 | 32.33 % change on previous year | +408.1% |
| 1897 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1898 | -7.37 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1899 | 0.235 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1900 | 8.22 % change on previous year | +3399.5% |
| 1901 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1902 | 10.38 % change on previous year | -837.4% |
| 1903 | 18.9 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 1904 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1905 | 20.03 % change on previous year | +155.7% |
| 1906 | 12.79 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1907 | 14.52 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1908 | 9.58 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1909 | 19.5 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 1910 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1911 | 5.23 % change on previous year | -503.1% |
| 1912 | -6.3 % change on previous year | -220.5% |
| 1913 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -232.4% |
| 1914 | -30.74 % change on previous year | -468.4% |
| 1915 | 11.86 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1916 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 1917 | -18.2 % change on previous year | +480.6% |
| 1918 | -7.32 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1919 | -23.39 % change on previous year | +219.6% |
| 1920 | -36.86 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 1921 | 91.17 % change on previous year | -347.4% |
| 1922 | 17.6 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 1923 | -7.2 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 1924 | -12.3 % change on previous year | +70.8% |
| 1925 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 1926 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1927 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1928 | 6.96 % change on previous year | +124.9% |
| 1929 | 6 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1930 | -0.0241 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1931 | -5.4 % change on previous year | +22302.9% |
| 1932 | 31.1 % change on previous year | -675.4% |
| 1933 | -4.2 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 1934 | 28.62 % change on previous year | -781.6% |
| 1935 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1936 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 1937 | 7.89 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 1938 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1940 | 14.87 % change on previous year | +586.9% |
| 1941 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1942 | 8.22 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 1943 | -6.9 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 1944 | 34.78 % change on previous year | -603.9% |
| 1945 | 72.62 % change on previous year | +108.8% |
| 1946 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1947 | -7.65 % change on previous year | +294.1% |
| 1948 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1949 | 21.42 % change on previous year | -420.1% |
| 1950 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1951 | -0.5253 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 1952 | 15.07 % change on previous year | -2968.8% |
| 1953 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1954 | -15.72 % change on previous year | +185.2% |
| 1955 | -5.43 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1956 | 41.81 % change on previous year | -870.7% |
| 1957 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1958 | -9.89 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 1959 | -30.3 % change on previous year | +206.5% |
| 1960 | -19.72 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1961 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1962 | 13.3 % change on previous year | +221.0% |
| 1963 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1964 | 25.3 % change on previous year | +279.0% |
| 1965 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1966 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1967 | 12.56 % change on previous year | +74.1% |
| 1968 | 7.43 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1969 | -1 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 1970 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -640.6% |
| 1971 | 13.25 % change on previous year | +144.1% |
| 1972 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1973 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5331 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1975 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +136.7% |
| 1976 | 0.989 % change on previous year | -178.4% |
| 1977 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -323.0% |
| 1978 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
| 1979 | -10.19 % change on previous year | +139.1% |
| 1980 | -15.33 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1981 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 14.11 % change on previous year | -229.0% |
| 1983 | -11.07 % change on previous year | -178.5% |
| 1984 | -0.2089 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1985 | 16.46 % change on previous year | -7976.8% |
| 1986 | 11.15 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1987 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 30.59 % change on previous year | +269.3% |
| 1989 | 27.92 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1990 | -17.77 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 1991 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1992 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -371.9% |
| 1993 | 30.03 % change on previous year | +233.9% |
| 1994 | 33.67 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 20.01 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1997 | 12.76 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1999 | -8.35 % change on previous year | -343.9% |
| 2000 | -10.22 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2001 | -12.17 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2002 | -8.08 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2003 | -13.81 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 2004 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2005 | 20.57 % change on previous year | +108.9% |
| 2006 | 19.55 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.58 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 16.82 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2009 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2010 | 12.66 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 2011 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7996 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2013 | -8.56 % change on previous year | +970.5% |
| 2014 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 2015 | -12.93 % change on previous year | +101.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1067 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 2017 | 15.73 % change on previous year | -14841.8% |
| 2018 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 2019 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2020 | -12.63 % change on previous year | +503.3% |
| 2021 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2022 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5.37 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.16 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5.37 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.34 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | -22302.9% | -0.0241 % change on previous year | -5.4 % change on previous year |
| 1848 | +16030.0% | -0.0865 % change on previous year | 13.77 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +14841.8% | -0.1067 % change on previous year | 15.73 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +7976.8% | -0.2089 % change on previous year | 16.46 % change on previous year |
| 1900 | +3399.5% | 0.235 % change on previous year | 8.22 % change on previous year |
| 1952 | +2968.8% | -0.5253 % change on previous year | 15.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 6.86 % change on previous year | -2.29 % change on previous year | 16.42 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1830s | 5.72 % change on previous year | -11.07 % change on previous year | 26.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | 8.78 % change on previous year | -39.41 % change on previous year | 72.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -10.53 % change on previous year | 25.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.29 % change on previous year | -57.5 % change on previous year | 171.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -11.68 % change on previous year | 25.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.82 % change on previous year | -10.59 % change on previous year | 13.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.3666 % change on previous year | -24.87 % change on previous year | 32.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.03 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year | 20.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -6.5 % change on previous year | -30.74 % change on previous year | 11.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.44 % change on previous year | -36.86 % change on previous year | 91.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 6 % change on previous year | -12.13 % change on previous year | 31.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.47 % change on previous year | -7.65 % change on previous year | 72.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1708 % change on previous year | -30.3 % change on previous year | 41.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.65 % change on previous year | -19.72 % change on previous year | 25.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8957 % change on previous year | -10.19 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 % change on previous year | -15.33 % change on previous year | 30.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.14 % change on previous year | -17.77 % change on previous year | 33.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 % change on previous year | -13.81 % change on previous year | 23.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4129 % change on previous year | -12.93 % change on previous year | 15.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.01 % change on previous year | -12.63 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Brazil was 5.37 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 171.22 % change on previous year in 1867.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.5 % change on previous year in 1868.
- How does Brazil rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.