Brunei vs El Salvador: Military spending, gaps filled

Brunei
560.27 million constant 2024 US$
in 2024
El Salvador
488.54 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Brunei rank
106th
El Salvador rank
109th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Brunei
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 560.27 million constant 2024 US$ against 488.54 million constant 2024 US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 71.73 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brunei ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 162 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 288.85 million constant 2024 US$ 750.23 million constant 2024 US$ 461.38 million constant 2024 US$ El Salvador
1990s 399.81 million constant 2024 US$ 304.95 million constant 2024 US$ 94.85 million constant 2024 US$ Brunei
2000s 362.59 million constant 2024 US$ 227.70 million constant 2024 US$ 134.89 million constant 2024 US$ Brunei
2010s 432.79 million constant 2024 US$ 296.60 million constant 2024 US$ 136.19 million constant 2024 US$ Brunei
2020s 481.47 million constant 2024 US$ 445.22 million constant 2024 US$ 36.25 million constant 2024 US$ Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Brunei or El Salvador?
Brunei, at 560.27 million constant 2024 US$ against 488.54 million constant 2024 US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Brunei and El Salvador?
71.73 million constant 2024 US$, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and El Salvador?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Brunei and El Salvador rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Brunei ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 109th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.