Brazil - Taxes and Bureaucracy 3.57
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##44 of 118 economies
Share of global total
1.4%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Brazil climbed from #20 to #44 (overtook Russian Federation). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Brazil ↓Key Events — Brazil
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2002Emerging-market crisis curatedCurrency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.
2012Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2015Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2015Deep recession curatedGDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.
2020Overtook Russian Federation in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedPandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.
2023Overtook Colombia in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2024
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