General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita was 13,643 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Brunei is 13,643 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Brunei peaked at 27,503 current LCU per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6,131 current LCU per person, in 1980.
That places Brunei 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,131 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 7,178 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 10,925 current LCU per person | +52.2% |
| 1983 | 27,503 current LCU per person | +151.7% |
| 1984 | 19,545 current LCU per person | -28.9% |
| 1985 | 19,724 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 12,658 current LCU per person | -35.8% |
| 1987 | 10,575 current LCU per person | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 11,261 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 11,695 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 11,172 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 10,594 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 11,381 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 12,373 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 15,185 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 15,306 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 12,552 current LCU per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 13,349 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 13,016 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 13,537 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 13,167 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 11,835 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 14,122 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 11,280 current LCU per person | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 13,850 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 14,229 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 15,499 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 16,173 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 16,255 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15,654 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 17,235 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 17,334 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 18,190 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 18,490 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17,720 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 16,286 current LCU per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 14,494 current LCU per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 14,155 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13,440 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13,464 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12,304 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 12,202 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13,323 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 12,971 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 13,313 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 13,643 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 13,643 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,791 current LCU per person, 49% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 13,643 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,281 current LCU per person, 44% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +151.7% | 10,925 current LCU per person | 27,503 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | +52.2% | 7,178 current LCU per person | 10,925 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,720 current LCU per person | 6,131 current LCU per person | 27,503 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,847 current LCU per person | 10,594 current LCU per person | 15,306 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,206 current LCU per person | 11,280 current LCU per person | 16,255 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,081 current LCU per person | 13,440 current LCU per person | 18,490 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,959 current LCU per person | 12,202 current LCU per person | 13,643 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 132 Morocco 14,978 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 14,298 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Mozambique 13,982 current LCU per person compare
- 136 Estonia 13,563 current LCU per person compare
- 137 Bulgaria 13,422 current LCU per person compare
- 138 Zimbabwe 13,296 current LCU per person compare
More population data for Brunei
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.318 (2100)
- Population density 88.2 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20,764 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.318 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1505 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Brunei?
- General government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Brunei was 13,643 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 27,503 current LCU per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,131 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Brunei rank for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.