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Brunei Darussalam
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#16out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

7.56.24.83.42.0197119982024Brunei Darussalam · 2024: 3.58%Brunei Darussalam

Analytical takeaways

  • Brunei Darussalam records 3.58% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #16 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 5.00% in 1971 to 3.58% in 2024, a decrease of 1.42%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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