Brunei vs Maldives: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent)
Brunei
29.1
in 2031
Maldives
37.89
in 2031
Brunei rank
12th
Maldives rank
9th
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 37.89 against 29.1 in Brunei, a difference of 8.79.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.11 | 31.03 | 8.08 | Brunei |
| 2000s | 32.68 | 31.99 | 0.6896 | Brunei |
| 2010s | 33.24 | 31.66 | 1.58 | Brunei |
| 2020s | 29.44 | 42.21 | 12.77 | Maldives |
| 2030s | 28.99 | 38.71 | 9.72 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 37.89 against 29.1 in Brunei as of 2031.
- What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Brunei and Maldives?
- 8.79, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2031.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.