What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Brunei and Qatar?

0.0048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Qatar?

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Qatar: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Brunei

0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Qatar

0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Brunei rank

24th

Qatar rank

22nd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Brunei
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brunei, a difference of 0.0048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Qatar ahead.

Brunei ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2445 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei
2010s	0.2216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei
2020s	0.2537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Brunei or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Brunei as of 2020.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Brunei and Qatar?: 0.0048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Qatar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Brunei and Qatar rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Brunei ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

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