Labour share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Labour share of GDP was 31.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
94th
of 103 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2020
All-time low
21.3%
in 2011
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 31.9% for labour share of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 35.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2011.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 94th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.3% | — |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 21.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 27.1% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 91 Kenya 33.9% compare
- 92 Ireland 33.4% compare
- 93 Niger 32.0% compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 31.9% compare
- 96 Timor-Leste 31.2% compare
- 96 Timor-Leste 31.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,928 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -12.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 16,774 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6804 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,934 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -13.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam?
- Labour share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam was 31.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2011.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for labour share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 94th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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