Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Brunei
Brunei: 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 201 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, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei 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 peaked at 3.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2021.
That places Brunei 118th out of 201 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, year by year
| Year | % | 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 compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei'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
- 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
- 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 employed person in Brunei?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Brunei 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2021.
- How does Brunei rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Brunei ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.6%. 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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