Labour share of GDP (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Labour share of GDP (%) was 31.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
95th
of 104 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, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei 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 peaked at 35.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 95th of 104 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, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 31.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.7%, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 31.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.4%, 67% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- 92 Kenya 33.9% compare
- 93 Ireland 33.4% compare
- 94 Niger 32.0% compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 31.9% compare
- 97 Timor-Leste 31.2% compare
- 97 East Timor 31.2% compare
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 labour share of gdp in Brunei?
- Labour share of gdp in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for labour share of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 95th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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