Brunei vs Malaysia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Brunei
3,202 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
2,900 current US$ per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
42nd
Malaysia rank
43rd
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Brunei
- Malaysia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 3,202 current US$ per person against 2,900 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 302 current US$ per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brunei ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.44 current US$ per person | 222.09 current US$ per person | 153.64 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 99.68 current US$ per person | 418.71 current US$ per person | 319.02 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 190.89 current US$ per person | 985.74 current US$ per person | 794.85 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 455.54 current US$ per person | 1,535 current US$ per person | 1,079 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 568.42 current US$ per person | 2,294 current US$ per person | 1,726 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3,207 current US$ per person | 2,616 current US$ per person | 590.79 current US$ per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, Brunei or Malaysia?
- Brunei, at 3,202 current US$ per person against 2,900 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between Brunei and Malaysia?
- 302 current US$ per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.