Brunei vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Brunei
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 23.8% against 15.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
Brunei ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 12.1% | 7.5% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 12.6% | 7.0% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 12.7% | 4.1% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 14.1% | 8.6% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 15.3% | 7.5% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 16.1% | 6.6% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Brunei or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 23.8% against 15.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 8.0%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Brunei ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.