Military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: Military spending, per square kilometre was 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for military spending, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 100,664 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44,429 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1984.
Brunei ranks 22nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 44,429 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 46,789 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 49,256 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 44,619 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 71,952 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1989 | 71,817 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 81,160 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 80,836 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 77,179 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 68,253 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 70,490 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 67,352 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 75,491 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 87,846 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 79,219 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 70,819 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 67,026 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 61,722 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 65,615 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 68,488 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 53,995 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 65,478 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 73,668 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 76,209 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 78,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 77,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 80,541 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 78,883 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 77,498 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 77,453 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 100,664 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 88,189 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 84,549 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 73,718 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 73,376 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86,362 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 90,156 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 89,672 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85,306 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,263 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,236 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +61.3% | 44,619 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 71,952 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,810 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 44,429 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 71,952 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 75,864 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 67,352 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 87,846 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,803 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 53,995 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 78,638 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 73,376 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 100,664 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,623 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 85,306 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 90,156 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 19 Ukraine 109,328 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 United States 103,093 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Poland 94,682 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Cyprus 61,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Seychelles 61,605 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Czechia 57,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei?
- Military spending, per square kilometre in Brunei was 85,360 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 100,664 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,429 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Brunei rank for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 22nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.