General government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: General government final consumption expenditure was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded -0.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 57.5% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 15.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 2020.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 149th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -110.2% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -2686.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -30.6% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | -3.9% | -341.1% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -152.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +281.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +20.7% |
| 2002 | -2.0% | -121.4% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -260.2% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | -125.2% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -1328.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -104.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -777.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +51.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -91.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +710.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -48.8% |
| 2015 | -3.6% | -293.2% |
| 2016 | -6.4% | +79.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -214.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -78.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | -9.6% | -631.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -127.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +165.6% |
| 2023 | -2.4% | -135.3% |
| 2024 | -1.8% | -27.1% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -57.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | -3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -2.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -6.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -9.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 17.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,202 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 497.94 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0154 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,935 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -13.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0519 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 19.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Brunei Darussalam was -0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.