Bahrain vs Brunei: Military spending as a share of government spending
Bahrain
10.8%
in 2025
Brunei
12.2%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
31st
Brunei rank
28th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Bahrain
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 12.2% against 10.8% in Bahrain, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.
Bahrain ranks 31st and Brunei ranks 28th of 162 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.1% | 4.5% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 8.7% | 5.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.1% | 4.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 0.6% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Bahrain or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 12.2% against 10.8% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Bahrain and Brunei?
- 1.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brunei?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Brunei rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Bahrain ranks 31st and Brunei ranks 28th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.