Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Brunei
Brunei: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was -459.09 current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Brunei, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded -459.09 current US$ per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Brunei peaked at -287.14 current US$ per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, -1,096 current US$ per person, in 1980.
Brunei ranks 196th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -287.14 current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | -298.45 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | -352.84 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1977 | -410.96 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1978 | -443.08 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | -633.09 current US$ per person | +42.9% |
| 1980 | -1,096 current US$ per person | +73.1% |
| 1981 | -922.07 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1982 | -851.79 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | -731.71 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 1984 | -681.47 current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | -601.46 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | -349.61 current US$ per person | -41.9% |
| 1987 | -397.41 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1988 | -355.74 current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | -379.65 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1990 | -447.09 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1991 | -452.26 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | -443.16 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | -423.25 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | -430.23 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | -499.71 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | -485.52 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | -482.31 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | -335.79 current US$ per person | -30.4% |
| 1999 | -373.26 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2000 | -380.41 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | -345.59 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | -351.89 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | -390.76 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | -461.53 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2005 | -555.33 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2006 | -655.26 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2007 | -684.41 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | -796.65 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2009 | -584.81 current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2010 | -660.23 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | -743.29 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | -747.34 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | -859.5 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2014 | -635.29 current US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 2015 | -580.78 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | -391.7 current US$ per person | -32.6% |
| 2017 | -464.68 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2018 | -495.82 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | -510.85 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -483.42 current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | -491.93 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | -564.85 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2023 | -576.54 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | -597.85 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2025 | -459.09 current US$ per person | -23.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -459.09 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -459.09 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -404.26 current US$ per person | -633.09 current US$ per person | -287.14 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | -636.71 current US$ per person | -1,096 current US$ per person | -349.61 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -437.26 current US$ per person | -499.71 current US$ per person | -335.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -520.67 current US$ per person | -796.65 current US$ per person | -345.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -608.95 current US$ per person | -859.5 current US$ per person | -391.7 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -528.95 current US$ per person | -597.85 current US$ per person | -459.09 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Brunei?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Brunei was -459.09 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was -287.14 current US$ per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,096 current US$ per person in 1980.
- How does Brunei rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.