Brunei vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Brunei
3.7%
in 2024
Lower middle income
1.9%
in 2025
Brunei rank
19th
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 3.7% against 1.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 167 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Brunei or Lower middle income?
- Brunei, at 3.7% against 1.9% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Brunei and Lower middle income?
- 1.8%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Lower middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product