Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Brunei, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, capital health expenditure in Brunei stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.2% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Brunei peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Brunei ranks 115th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -34.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Brunei?
- Capital health expenditure in Brunei was 0.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Brunei rank for capital health expenditure?
- Brunei ranks 115th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.