Brunei vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Brunei
84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
United States
74,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Brunei rank
7th
United States rank
9th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Brunei
  • United States
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019912023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 74,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United States, a difference of 9,813 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 181 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei United States Difference Ahead
1970s 108,220 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 33,245 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 74,975 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei
1980s 87,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 38,812 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 48,521 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei
1990s 66,350 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 47,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,114 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei
2000s 88,080 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 57,735 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 30,345 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei
2010s 93,796 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 63,887 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 29,909 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei
2020s 85,324 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 71,428 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,895 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Brunei or United States?
Brunei, at 84,155 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 74,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Brunei and United States?
9,813 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Brunei and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Brunei ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.