Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0335 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Brunei, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0335 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Brunei peaked at 0.047 million USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 million USD per person, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +54.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 million USD per person | +139.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0093 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 million USD per person | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0195 million USD per person | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0333 million USD per person | +70.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0286 million USD per person | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.027 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0236 million USD per person | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0202 million USD per person | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 million USD per person | -41.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 million USD per person | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0122 million USD per person | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 million USD per person | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0172 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0159 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.018 million USD per person | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.019 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0144 million USD per person | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.016 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 million USD per person | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0186 million USD per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.019 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.021 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 million USD per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0294 million USD per person | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0349 million USD per person | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0366 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0422 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0309 million USD per person | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0464 million USD per person | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.047 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.044 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.041 million USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0306 million USD per person | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.028 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.031 million USD per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0304 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0268 million USD per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.031 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.033 million USD per person | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0335 million USD per person | +1.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0335 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0353 million USD per person, 95% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0335 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0064 million USD per person, 5.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +139.3% | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.0088 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 million USD per person | 0.0017 million USD per person | 0.0195 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0206 million USD per person | 0.0119 million USD per person | 0.0333 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0167 million USD per person | 0.0144 million USD per person | 0.019 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 million USD per person | 0.0186 million USD per person | 0.0422 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 million USD per person | 0.0267 million USD per person | 0.047 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0322 million USD per person | 0.0268 million USD per person | 0.0366 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 36 New Caledonia 0.0362 million USD per person compare
- 37 Spain 0.0353 million USD per person compare
- 38 Slovenia 0.0341 million USD per person compare
- 40 Japan 0.0324 million USD per person compare
- 41 Kuwait 0.0324 million USD per person compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0321 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Brunei?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Brunei was 0.0335 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 million USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.