Services, value added in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Services, value added was 40.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Brunei Darussalam, 1974–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Brunei Darussalam stood at 40.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 43.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1980.
That places Brunei Darussalam 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Services, value added in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5.1% | — |
| 1975 | 6.0% | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -23.9% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | +34.5% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +82.1% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 4.3% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 25.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 24.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 27.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 32.5% | 41.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 185 Sierra Leone 41.6% compare
- 186 Burkina Faso 41.5% compare
- 187 Central African Republic 41.4% compare
- 189 Liberia 40.0% compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 39.1% compare
- 191 Myanmar 38.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 17,300 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 32,694 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 42,750 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Brunei Darussalam?
- Services, value added in Brunei Darussalam was 40.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1980.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for services, value added?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.