Domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei
Brunei: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2002.
That places Brunei 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +13.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 50% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 7.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 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)
- 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Brunei was 7.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2002.
- How does Brunei rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Brunei ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.