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Brunei Darussalam

BRNEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Bandar Seri Begawan
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68/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$16.86B
2026▲ 5.8%
Population
466,330
2025▲ 0.8%
GDP per Capita
$36,288
2026▲ 4.6%
Life Expectancy
75.5 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Brunei Darussalam in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Brunei Darussalam· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam's GDP is $16.86B (2026), with a population of 466,330, and GDP per capita of $36,288. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.6%, inflation at 1.6%, unemployment at 4.7%, government debt at 1.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 75.5 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$16.86B2026▲ 5.8%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.6%2026▲ 333.3%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$36,2882026▲ 4.6%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$45.48B2026▲ 5.5%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$97,8582026▲ 4.4%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.02%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$15.52B2025▼ 2.0%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$34,7902025▼ 3.4%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$95,4202025▲ 2.7%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)60.0%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)40.2%2025▲ 3.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.2%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)23.8%2025▲ 5.1%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)29.3%2025▲ 1.9%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)27.1%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)45.3%2025▼ 4.9%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)-4.7%2025▼ 66.6%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$163,5442025▲ 0.2%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)9.9%2025▼ 6.8%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)3.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$22,7362021▲ 2.6%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)24.0%2021▼ 22.8%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)19.5%2025▲ 22.4%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)10.37%2021▲ 200.0%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)13.86%2021▲ 35.4%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)24.3%2021▲ 76.6%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021▼ 14.1%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$9.02B2025▼ 4.7%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$78,9852025▼ 0.1%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$29,5312025▼ 0.1%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary14 indicators · 2025–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)1.6%2026▲ 633.3%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)1.5%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-10.7%2026▲ 20.1%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)14.5%2026▲ 5.8%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)4.7%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)-0.3%2025▲ 22.0%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)10.7%2025▲ 25.1%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.3%2025▼ 19.1%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$5.49B2025▲ 24.3%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)7.92025▲ 43.6%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1.312025▼ 2.1%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.462025▼ 7.3%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)89.1%2025▲ 6.5%WB
▶Trade13 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)123.6%2025▼ 6.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)71.6%2025▼ 3.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)52.0%2025▼ 10.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$10.76B2025▼ 5.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$7.82B2025▼ 12.6%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$10.50B2025▼ 6.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$6.04B2025▼ 17.3%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.4%2025▲ 117.0%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.6%2025▼ 559.8%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$61.8M2025▲ 112.7%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)1.1%2024▲ 4.4%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)18.0%2025▲ 23.9%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$2.71B2025▲ 21.4%WB
▶Finance5 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)76.3%2025▲ 17.3%WB
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)40.1%2025▲ 6.5%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)9.7%2022▼ 3.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)2.8%2022▼ 9.5%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)15.9%2025—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)112025—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)8.2%2025—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)56.8%2025—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)37.9%2025—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)35.3%2025—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)38.22025—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)45.6%2025—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population466,3302025▲ 0.8%WB
Population Growth (%)0.8%2025▼ 5.1%WB
Population Density (per km²)872023▲ 0.8%WB
Surface Area (sq km)5,7702023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)5,2702023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)75.0%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)349,7992025▲ 0.9%WB
Rural Population (%)25.0%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth75.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male73.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female77.7 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.72024▼ 0.9%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)13.32024▼ 1.9%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.32024▲ 2.0%WB
Net Migration02025—WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)20.6%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)72.1%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)7.2%2025▲ 5.4%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)38.6%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)10.0%2025▲ 5.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)28.6%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)135.82024▼ 1.2%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)932024▼ 1.5%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force237,7632025▲ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.2%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)54.4%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)72.8%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)5.3%2025▲ 1.9%WB
Female Unemployment (%)5.3%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Male Unemployment (%)5.3%2025▲ 2.4%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)18.2%2025▲ 2.0%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)1.2%2025▼ 2.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)20.4%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)78.4%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)64.3%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)4.5%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)92.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)18.6%2024▲ 19.9%WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.8%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)39.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)60.8%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)7.3%2025▼ 1.5%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)19.0%2024▲ 15.3%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2011–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)4.4%2016▲ 32.0%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.4%2016▲ 14.6%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)96.1%2011▲ 3.7%WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)94.7%2011▲ 5.0%WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)97.4%2011▲ 2.4%WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.4%2011▲ 0.5%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)94.8%2024▼ 2.2%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)91.8%2023▲ 2.2%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)36.4%2023▲ 16.8%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)99.4%2024▼ 2.3%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)105.0%2024▲ 5.5%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary1,4382024▲ 517.4%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary6572024—WB
Primary School Teachers3,8462024▼ 0.1%WB
Secondary School Teachers5,0402023▼ 0.9%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary102018▼ 2.8%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary82018▼ 5.1%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)19.5%2016▼ 31.6%WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)97.0%2019▲ 4.1%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)60.8%2016▲ 57.3%WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)18.9%2016▼ 40.8%WB
▶Health47 indicators · 2009–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)2.2%2023▲ 25.9%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$7332023▲ 13.0%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.1%2023▲ 26.5%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)7.4%2023▼ 5.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.92021▲ 7.0%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)6.62021▲ 2.1%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)3.62023▼ 14.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)9.92024▼ 2.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)5.72024▲ 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)362023▼ 59.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)9.22024▼ 1.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)10.72024▼ 0.9%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)14.4%2021▲ 21.8%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)80.8%2021▼ 2.8%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)4.8%2021▼ 5.6%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 2.1%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)652024▼ 9.7%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)19.6%2009—WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)8.3%2009—WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)26.9%2024▼ 0.4%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)2.1%2024▼ 4.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)32021▲ 4.1%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)0.52020▲ 24.4%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)76.922608442021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)21.345008392021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)67.10357972021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)8.5931536662024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)9.9438728672024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)5.679830592024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)2.2674018742023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)652024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)5.42024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)19.5385522022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)992025—WHO
Physicians (total)1,0082024▲ 4.9%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel3,0052024▼ 0.2%WHO
Dentists (total)1332024▲ 11.8%WHO
Pharmacists (total)1062024▲ 5.0%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)2.92009—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)19.62009—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)9.72009—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)842023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)3.62021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)733.005432132023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)20.22024▼ 4.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)92024▼ 3.5%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)8,6582023▼ 12.5%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)10,6742023▼ 4.7%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)0.0%2021▲ 1.5%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)0.0%2021—WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)7.62023▲ 1.2%WB
Forest Area (%)72.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)3,8002023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)0.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)7.5%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2025—WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)4.770258422023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)10.0922021—WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)2.5%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)2,4672023▲ 2.8%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)119.32022▲ 2.4%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)97.32022▲ 1.5%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)123.12022▲ 2.6%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1,5002023▲ 0.0%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)16,3872024▼ 7.4%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)177.32023▲ 0.0%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)8.2%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)1.1%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)3,7002023▲ 2.8%WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)96.3%2024▼ 2.7%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1182024▼ 0.5%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)21.22024▲ 4.8%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)16,128.52024▲ 83.8%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.28%2018▲ 721.2%WB
Patent Applications, Residents22021▼ 60.0%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents1372021▲ 19.1%WB
Scientific Journal Articles5022023▲ 33.6%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$29.0M2024▲ 14.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)3.3%2025▼ 9.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$15.2M2025▲ 2.6%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident12017▼ 75.0%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)5062022▲ 73.8%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2018–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried820,8862023▲ 133.4%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)45.92023▲ 49.7%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)99,0002023▼ 4.8%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.712018▼ 5.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.7%2023▼ 9.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)11.4%2025▼ 2.9%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)55.3%2024▲ 1.6%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)91.2%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)101.0%2018▲ 0.0%WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)8.12024▼ 5.5%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)100.5%2018▲ 0.5%WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.032020▼ 0.0%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.002020▼ 0.4%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.282023▲ 8.8%WB
Government Effectiveness1.42023▼ 1.4%WB
Political Stability1.372023▲ 9.9%WB
Regulatory Quality0.982023▼ 8.4%WB
Rule of Law0.892023▼ 5.0%WB
Voice & Accountability-0.722023▲ 12.3%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)88.7%2023▲ 5.6%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)90.1%2023▼ 1.0%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)79.2%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)96.7%2023▲ 2.0%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2013–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)3.6%2024▲ 20.2%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$558.6M2024▲ 24.4%WB
Armed Forces Personnel8,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)3.6%2020▼ 0.2%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.1%2024▲ 19.1%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.52013▼ 50.7%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.632020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.642020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.612020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.2 years2020—WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.1M2020▼ 75.9%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$190.0M2018▲ 7.3%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$585.0M2018▲ 16.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)2.7%2018▼ 8.1%WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.9%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)21.6%2022▼ 0.6%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.3%2025▼ 35.5%WB

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