Brunei vs Netherlands: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Brunei
0.4232 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brunei rank
161st
Netherlands rank
162nd
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Brunei
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.4232 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0255 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brunei ranks 161st and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4735 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5998 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1263 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5628 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4053 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1575 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.5441 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.386 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1581 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2010s | 0.4563 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0852 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.4058 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4055 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Brunei or Netherlands?
- Brunei, at 0.4232 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Brunei and Netherlands?
- 0.0255 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Netherlands?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Netherlands rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 161st and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.