Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Brunei
Brunei: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Brunei, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 2.2% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Brunei peaked at 2.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
That places Brunei 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +25.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 28% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 37% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 4 |
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 current health expenditure in Brunei?
- Current health expenditure in Brunei was 2.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for current health expenditure?
- Brunei ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.