Gross national expenditure in Brunei

Brunei: Gross national expenditure was 15.77 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.77 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
167th
of 185 countries
All-time high
16.98 billion current LCU
in 2013
All-time low
4.05 billion current LCU
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Gross national expenditure in Brunei, 1989–2025

5.0B10.0B15.0B1989200720251989: 4.0B current LCU1990: 4.3B current LCU1991: 4.5B current LCU1992: 5.3B current LCU1993: 6.2B current LCU1994: 5.9B current LCU1995: 6.7B current LCU1996: 7.6B current LCU1997: 7.7B current LCU1998: 7.0B current LCU1999: 6.6B current LCU2000: 6.9B current LCU2001: 7.4B current LCU2002: 8.8B current LCU2003: 8.0B current LCU2004: 8.6B current LCU2005: 8.5B current LCU2006: 9.2B current LCU2007: 11.2B current LCU2008: 11.0B current LCU2009: 11.2B current LCU2010: 11.3B current LCU2011: 13.4B current LCU2012: 15.5B current LCU2013: 17.0B current LCU2014: 13.9B current LCU2015: 14.2B current LCU2016: 12.9B current LCU2017: 13.7B current LCU2018: 15.5B current LCU2019: 15.5B current LCU2020: 14.9B current LCU2021: 14.8B current LCU2022: 15.9B current LCU2023: 16.2B current LCU2024: 16.3B current LCU2025: 15.8B current LCU

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 15.77 billion current LCU for gross national expenditure in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Brunei peaked at 16.98 billion current LCU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.05 billion current LCU, in 1989.

That places Brunei 167th out of 185 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.05 billion current LCU 4.05 billion current LCU 4.05 billion current LCU 1
1990s 6.18 billion current LCU 4.29 billion current LCU 7.71 billion current LCU 10
2000s 9.07 billion current LCU 6.85 billion current LCU 11.20 billion current LCU 10
2010s 14.30 billion current LCU 11.32 billion current LCU 16.98 billion current LCU 10
2020s 15.64 billion current LCU 14.79 billion current LCU 16.26 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 164 Solomon Islands 17.08 billion current LCU compare
  2. 165 Jordan 16.68 billion current LCU compare
  3. 166 Bahamas 16.47 billion current LCU compare
  4. 168 Fiji 14.91 billion current LCU compare
  5. 169 Bahrain 14.61 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure in Brunei?
Gross national expenditure in Brunei was 15.77 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 16.98 billion current LCU in 2013.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 4.05 billion current LCU in 1989.
How does Brunei rank for gross national expenditure?
Brunei ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.