Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Brunei
Brunei: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.7%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
20th
of 184 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 2017
All-time low
8.6%
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Brunei, 1974–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Brunei stood at 29.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Brunei peaked at 34.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1974.
That places Brunei 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 8.6% | — |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +49.1% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 26.4% | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 28.9% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 29.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.6%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 8.6% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 13.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 22.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More poverty & inequality data for Brunei
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,467 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -45.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.257 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1008 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Brunei?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Brunei was 29.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1974.
- How does Brunei rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Brunei ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.