Brunei Darussalam vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Brunei Darussalam
655,025 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13,619 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196519942023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 655,025 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 641,406 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 48.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 184 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 26,569 current US$ per square kilometre 1,135 current US$ per square kilometre 25,434 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
1980s 73,050 current US$ per square kilometre 2,268 current US$ per square kilometre 70,781 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
1990s 211,441 current US$ per square kilometre 3,579 current US$ per square kilometre 207,862 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2000s 408,557 current US$ per square kilometre 6,018 current US$ per square kilometre 402,539 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2010s 634,114 current US$ per square kilometre 11,592 current US$ per square kilometre 622,523 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2020s 617,128 current US$ per square kilometre 13,167 current US$ per square kilometre 603,961 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Brunei Darussalam or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Brunei Darussalam, at 655,025 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
641,406 current US$ per square kilometre, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.