GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 42,150 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Brunei stood at 42,150 current LCU per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Brunei peaked at 59,743 current LCU per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29,739 current LCU per person, in 1998.
Brunei ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,882 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 41,344 current LCU per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 38,201 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 36,189 current LCU per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 34,775 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 37,480 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 36,227 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 37,896 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 29,739 current LCU per person | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 33,479 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 34,704 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 32,767 current LCU per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 33,343 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36,025 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 41,281 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 48,910 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 55,096 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 54,583 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 59,743 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 45,014 current LCU per person | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 47,638 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 58,346 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 58,690 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 55,055 current LCU per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 51,982 current LCU per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 42,107 current LCU per person | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 36,831 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 38,699 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 41,801 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 41,508 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37,023 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 41,667 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 50,515 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 44,175 current LCU per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 44,294 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 42,150 current LCU per person | -4.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 42,150 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 60% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 42,150 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,821 current LCU per person | 29,739 current LCU per person | 42,882 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,146 current LCU per person | 32,767 current LCU per person | 59,743 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,266 current LCU per person | 36,831 current LCU per person | 58,690 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,304 current LCU per person | 37,023 current LCU per person | 50,515 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Brunei?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Brunei was 42,150 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 59,743 current LCU per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,739 current LCU per person in 1998.
- How does Brunei rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.