Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 60.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Brunei, 1974–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Brunei is 60.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Brunei peaked at 97.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2016.
That places Brunei 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 96.6% | — |
| 1975 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 96.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 97.5% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 95.9% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 93.8% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 90.5% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 81.2% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 75.1% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 74.1% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | -2.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 60.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 2.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 60.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.0%, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 94.3% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 75.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 61.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 62.7% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 57.3% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 59.1% | 67.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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 industry (including construction), value added in Brunei?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Brunei was 60.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2016.
- How does Brunei rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Brunei ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.