Brunei Darussalam vs United Arab Emirates: GDP per capita

Brunei Darussalam
84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
76,379 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

GDP per capita over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • United Arab Emirates
050.0k100.0k150.0k197419982023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices against 76,379 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 7,776 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices 135,767 international-$ in 2021 prices 73,826 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
1990s 66,350 international-$ in 2021 prices 116,963 international-$ in 2021 prices 50,613 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2000s 88,080 international-$ in 2021 prices 114,997 international-$ in 2021 prices 26,917 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2010s 93,796 international-$ in 2021 prices 97,493 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,697 international-$ in 2021 prices United Arab Emirates
2020s 85,324 international-$ in 2021 prices 76,436 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,888 international-$ in 2021 prices Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Brunei Darussalam or United Arab Emirates?
Brunei Darussalam, at 84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices against 76,379 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates?
7,776 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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