GNI (current US$), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: GNI (current US$), per capita was 33,278 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI (current US$), per capita in Brunei, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni (current us$), per capita in Brunei is 33,278 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (current us$), per capita in Brunei peaked at 45,841 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,769 current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places Brunei 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
GNI (current US$), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20,090 current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 23,659 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 23,932 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 23,451 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 22,397 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 22,767 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 26,443 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 25,692 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 25,522 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 17,769 current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 19,752 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 20,130 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 18,288 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 18,621 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 20,678 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 24,423 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 29,386 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 34,675 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 36,386 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 42,301 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 31,082 current US$ per person | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 34,682 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 45,136 current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 45,841 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 43,516 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 40,990 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 32,166 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 28,616 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 29,689 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 31,180 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 31,242 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27,643 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 31,206 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 35,821 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 33,313 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 34,214 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 33,278 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 33,278 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 37,074 current US$ per person, 90% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 33,278 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,410 current US$ per person, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,090 current US$ per person | 20,090 current US$ per person | 20,090 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 23,138 current US$ per person | 17,769 current US$ per person | 26,443 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,597 current US$ per person | 18,288 current US$ per person | 42,301 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,306 current US$ per person | 28,616 current US$ per person | 45,841 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,579 current US$ per person | 27,643 current US$ per person | 35,821 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 44 Saudi Arabia 34,825 current US$ per person compare
- 45 Czechia 34,365 current US$ per person compare
- 46 Estonia 33,934 current US$ per person compare
- 48 Lithuania 31,902 current US$ per person compare
- 49 Portugal 31,536 current US$ per person compare
- 50 New Caledonia 30,156 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni (current us$), per capita in Brunei?
- Gni (current us$), per capita in Brunei was 33,278 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 45,841 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gni (current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,769 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Brunei rank for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- GNI Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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GNI (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.