Bahrain vs Brunei Darussalam: General government total expenditure

Bahrain
5.11 billion current LCU
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam
6.36 billion current LCU
in 2025
Bahrain rank
160th
Brunei Darussalam rank
157th

General government total expenditure over time

  • Bahrain
  • Brunei Darussalam
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B198020022025

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 6.36 billion current LCU against 5.11 billion current LCU in Bahrain, a difference of 1.25 billion current LCU.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 160th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 157th of 195 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Brunei Darussalam Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU 2.97 billion current LCU 2.97 billion current LCU Brunei Darussalam
1990s 681.60 million current LCU 3.71 billion current LCU 3.03 billion current LCU Brunei Darussalam
2000s 1.50 billion current LCU 5.08 billion current LCU 3.58 billion current LCU Brunei Darussalam
2010s 4.02 billion current LCU 6.71 billion current LCU 2.69 billion current LCU Brunei Darussalam
2020s 4.94 billion current LCU 5.93 billion current LCU 986.33 million current LCU Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure, Bahrain or Brunei Darussalam?
Brunei Darussalam, at 6.36 billion current LCU against 5.11 billion current LCU in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
1.25 billion current LCU, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for general government total expenditure?
Bahrain ranks 160th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 157th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 9,024 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release