Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.3%
Change on year
down 59.4%
World rank
118th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2024
All-time low
-5.3%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei Darussalam stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.4% on the previous year and up 231.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 3.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2021.
That places Brunei Darussalam 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 employed person in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -1031.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -166.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -19.7% |
| 2004 | -2.3% | -343.6% |
| 2005 | -2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -184.4% |
| 2007 | -5.3% | -381.0% |
| 2008 | -5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -35.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -128.1% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +93.5% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -143.9% |
| 2013 | -3.5% | +349.4% |
| 2014 | -3.9% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -74.6% |
| 2016 | -3.0% | +205.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -126.1% |
| 2018 | -4.1% | -625.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -160.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | -5.3% | -394.5% |
| 2022 | -2.6% | -51.2% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | -70.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -518.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -59.4% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 58% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.6% | -5.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -4.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -5.3% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 115 Western Sahara 1.4% compare
- 116 Uruguay 1.3% compare
- 117 Austria 1.3% compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% compare
- 120 Belgium 1.2% compare
- 121 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 121 Peru 1.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei Darussalam?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei Darussalam was 1.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2021.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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