Current health expenditure in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Current health expenditure was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam 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 Darussalam peaked at 2.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
That places Brunei Darussalam 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 in Brunei Darussalam, 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% |
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 Darussalam
- 188 Pakistan 2.5% compare
- 189 Guyana 2.5% compare
- 190 Djibouti 2.3% compare
- 192 Bangladesh 2.2% compare
- 193 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Brunei Darussalam?
- Current health expenditure in Brunei Darussalam 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 Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for current health expenditure?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.