Tax revenue as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 32.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2020.
That places Brunei Darussalam 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +54.1% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -45.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +96.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +74.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 20.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.3% | 18.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 10.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 tax revenue as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam was 5.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.