Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 2.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 193rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- 190 Pakistan 2.5% compare
- 191 Guyana 2.5% compare
- 192 Djibouti 2.3% compare
- 194 Bangladesh 2.2% compare
- 195 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 11.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 9.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam was 2.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).