Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Brunei stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,033.3% on the previous year and up 189.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Brunei peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2014.
Brunei ranks 63rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -44.4% |
| 2004 | -1.3% | -230.0% |
| 2005 | -1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -315.4% |
| 2007 | -1.5% | -153.6% |
| 2008 | -3.7% | +146.7% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -119.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +171.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -131.6% |
| 2013 | -3.5% | +483.3% |
| 2014 | -3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | -1.7% | -55.3% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | +117.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -102.7% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -1200.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -345.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -96.3% |
| 2021 | -2.5% | -2600.0% |
| 2022 | -2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -112.5% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +1033.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 3.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 3.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2600.0% | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | -1200.0% | 0.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5% | -3.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -3.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -2.5% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 60 Mongolia 3.5% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 3.5% compare
- 60 Poland 3.5% compare
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 3.4% compare
- 63 Côte d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
- 63 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.4% compare
- 63 Paraguay 3.4% compare
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 259.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,496 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,093 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 782.08 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Brunei?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Brunei was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Brunei ranks 63rd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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