Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei is 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei peaked at 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3916 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Brunei 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.3916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9727 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 83% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 173 Bahrain 0.8229 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 174 Equatorial Guinea 0.8189 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Malta 0.808 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Libya 0.7748 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Gabon 0.7391 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 San Marino 0.69 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,496 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,093 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 782.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei?
- Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei was 0.8025 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3916 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.