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

Brunei Darussalam
0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle income
0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
22nd
Middle income rank
20th

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Middle income
0.010.020.030.040.05197119972024

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 2.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 20th of 166 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0373 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
1990s 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
2000s 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
2010s 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP Brunei Darussalam
2020s 0.0322 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0156 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 Middle income?
Brunei Darussalam, at 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Brunei Darussalam and Middle income?
0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd and Middle income ranks 20th 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.