Brunei Darussalam vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Brunei Darussalam
0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
22nd
Lower middle income rank
19th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Lower middle income
0.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0379 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1980s 0.0215 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0335 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1990s 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
2000s 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2010s 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0078 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
2020s 0.0322 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Brunei Darussalam or Lower middle income?
Brunei Darussalam, at 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Brunei Darussalam and Lower middle income?
0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Lower middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), 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 expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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