What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Brunei and Latvia?

0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latvia?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Latvia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Brunei

0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Latvia

0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Brunei rank

20th

Latvia rank

22nd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Brunei
Latvia

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia, a difference of 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 20th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 160 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0584 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0182 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0402 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei
2000s	0.0399 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei
2010s	0.0298 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0175 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei
2020s	0.0333 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0284 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Brunei or Latvia?: Brunei, at 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Brunei and Latvia?: 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latvia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Latvia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Brunei ranks 20th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.