Military spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Military spending as a share of GDP was 3.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, 1984–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, military spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 4.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2009.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 24th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3.4% | — |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,935 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 19.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 17.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0154 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 497.94 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam was 3.0% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 24th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).