Brunei
World Bank name: Brunei Darussalam
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 466,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Brunei fell 0.3% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Brunei's economy grew 0.7% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Brunei was US$32,235 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 5.3% of Brunei's labour force had no job in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Brunei had 466,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 173rd largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Brunei had a current account surplus of 18.0% of GDP in 2025, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Brunei | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.3% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | −0.4% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | −0.4% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | −0.2% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | −0.7% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Brunei | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −1.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −2.5% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Brunei | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$32,235 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$33,153 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$32,891 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$36,633 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$31,007 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$26,834 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$30,427 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$30,988 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$28,024 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$26,663 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Brunei | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Brunei |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 466,000 |
| 2024 | 463,000 |
| 2023 | 459,000 |
| 2022 | 455,000 |
| 2021 | 452,000 |
| 2020 | 447,000 |
| 2019 | 443,000 |
| 2018 | 438,000 |
| 2017 | 433,000 |
| 2016 | 428,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2001
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| Year | Brunei | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.0% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Brunei: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Brunei since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.