Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Brunei
Brunei: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei is -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei peaked at -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Brunei 193rd out of 197 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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2015 | -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2016 | -0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2018 | -0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2020 | -0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2024 | -0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2025 | -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 190 Macao 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Venezuela 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Oman -0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Libya -0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 East Timor -0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Kiribati -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 259.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp in Brunei was -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Brunei rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.