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Military spending, per unit of GDP in Brunei

Brunei: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
26th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
All-time low
0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
40
1984–2023

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1984–2023

0.020.040.060.080.10.121984200320231984: 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.088 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.109 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.102 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.08 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.098 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.079 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.071 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.067 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.053 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.047 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.036 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.034 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.039 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Brunei peaked at 0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Brunei 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Brunei, year by year

Year constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1984 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1985 0.0624 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.6%
1986 0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +77.9%
1987 0.0875 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -21.1%
1988 0.1087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +24.2%
1989 0.1018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1990 0.0817 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -19.8%
1991 0.0759 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1992 0.0799 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.4%
1993 0.0743 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1994 0.0732 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1995 0.0615 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.0%
1996 0.066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +7.4%
1997 0.069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +4.4%
1998 0.0982 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +42.4%
1999 0.0793 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -19.3%
2000 0.0713 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2001 0.0672 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2002 0.063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2003 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2004 0.0468 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%
2005 0.0384 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -17.9%
2006 0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -14.4%
2007 0.0324 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2008 0.0272 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.1%
2009 0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +28.9%
2010 0.0315 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.9%
2011 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -20.6%
2012 0.0251 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2013 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
2014 0.0325 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +18.4%
2015 0.0373 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +14.8%
2016 0.0407 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2017 0.036 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2018 0.0344 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2019 0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2020 0.0441 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +12.3%
2021 0.0377 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2022 0.0318 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -15.7%
2023 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +18.2%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0189 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0884 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.0759 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0982 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0467 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0407 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0378 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0318 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0441 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 23 Greece 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 24 United States 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 25 Bahrain 0.0378 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 27 Namibia 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 28 Pakistan 0.0367 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 29 Mali 0.0353 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Brunei?
Military spending, per unit of gdp in Brunei was 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Brunei rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Brunei ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
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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.