Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Brunei peaked at 2,597 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 616.48 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2003.
Brunei ranks 43rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 733.04 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 690.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 616.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 669.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 733.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 679.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 723.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 803.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 821.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,388 BoP, current US$ per person | +190.7% |
| 2011 | 2,403 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,402 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,423 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,427 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,597 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2,519 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,451 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,282 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2,322 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,055 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 2,123 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,191 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 2,087 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.2% |
| 2024 | 2,160 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,439 BoP, current US$ per person, 88% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 669.73 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +190.7% | 821.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,388 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +75.2% | 1,191 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,087 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 719.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 616.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 821.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,282 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,597 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,960 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,191 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,160 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 40 Estonia 2,429 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 41 New Caledonia 2,385 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 42 French Polynesia 2,265 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 44 New Zealand 2,022 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 45 Portugal 1,838 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 46 Croatia 1,832 BoP, current US$ 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 primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Brunei?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Brunei was 2,146 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2,597 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 616.48 BoP, current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Brunei rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.