Services, value added in Brunei
Brunei: Services, value added was -1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Brunei, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Brunei recorded -1.1% for services, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 157.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Brunei peaked at 29.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 1996.
That places Brunei 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Brunei, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.7% | — |
| 1976 | 10.3% | -37.9% |
| 1977 | 29.6% | +186.5% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -72.8% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | -101.8% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | -17590.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -97.4% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +2849.6% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | -103.7% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -863.9% |
| 1985 | -1.5% | -126.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -161.9% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +578.9% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -54.3% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +346.0% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -74.7% |
| 1996 | -6.0% | -432.7% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | -358.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +28672.3% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -57.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +217.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -48.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +65.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -87.3% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | -290.8% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | +47.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -164.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +341.0% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | -160.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -218.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +56.8% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -67.6% |
| 2025 | -1.1% | -157.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%. (69 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +28672.3% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| 1980 | +17590.1% | -0.1% | 25.9% |
| 1982 | +2849.6% | 0.7% | 19.6% |
| 1984 | +863.9% | -0.7% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | -0.1% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | -1.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -6.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -1.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -2.1% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 187 Venezuela -0.4% compare
- 188 Iran -0.5% compare
- 189 Saint Lucia -0.7% compare
- 191 Micronesia (country) -1.6% compare
- 192 Mozambique -2.0% compare
- 193 Isle of Man -2.0% 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 services, value added in Brunei?
- Services, value added in Brunei was -1.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 1996.
- How does Brunei rank for services, value added?
- Brunei ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.