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East Asia & Pacific · High income
Brunei: key statistics
Brunei has 466,330 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $32,235. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Brunei dollar BND
- Languages
- British English, Malay
- ISO codes
- BNBRN
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia
Population466,3302025 · rank 173 of 217GDP$15.0bn2025 · rank 147 of 211GDP per capita$32,2352025 · rank 55 of 211Life expectancy75.5 yrs2024 · rank 102 of 217Internet users96.3%2024 · rank 18 of 188Fertility1.732024 · rank 123 of 217CO₂ per person20.24 t2024 · rank 5 of 203Inflation-0.3%2025 · rank 172 of 180
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Brunei, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Brunei by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 466,330 | 2025 | 173/217 | 23/37 | +10% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.78% | 2025 | 116/217 | 15/37 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 75.0% | 2025 | 74/217 | 15/37 | +0.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.73 | 2024 | 123/217 | 26/37 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 7.2% | 2025 | 122/217 | 21/37 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 20.6% | 2025 | 120/217 | 25/37 | −3.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 87.8 | 2024 | 114/216 | 24/37 | +11% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 13.3 | 2024 | 110/217 | 23/37 | −20% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 5,770 km² | 2024 | 168/216 | 22/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $15.0bn | 2025 | 147/211 | 19/36 | +16% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $32,235 | 2025 | 55/211 | 9/36 | +5.3% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $92,430 | 2025 | 10/199 | 3/31 | +47% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $34,790 | 2025 | 44/201 | 8/33 | −8.9% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.7% | 2025 | 182/210 | 33/36 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.1% | 2025 | 178/210 | 32/36 | +1.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.2% | 2025 | 167/198 | 26/29 | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 60.0% | 2025 | 3/201 | 1/30 | −1.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 40.2% | 2025 | 186/201 | 28/30 | +0.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 27.1% | 2025 | 47/175 | 12/27 | −8.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 45.3% | 2025 | 4/163 | 2/25 | −11.8 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.3% | 2025 | 172/180 | 25/27 | +0.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 10.7% | 2025 | 19/136 | 2/24 | −17.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.5% | 2025 | 102/136 | 12/24 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.31 | 2025 | 156/210 | 28/36 | −4.9% | — | |
| Military spending | 3.65% | 2024 | 15/156 | 2/18 | +0.6 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 71.6% | 2025 | 26/184 | 5/32 | +19.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 52.0% | 2025 | 75/184 | 20/32 | +14.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 123.6% | 2025 | 40/184 | 11/32 | +33.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 18.0% | 2025 | 8/185 | 4/29 | +1.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.4% | 2025 | 162/197 | 26/32 | −0.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.1m | 2020 | 95/196 | 14/35 | +22% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.3% | 2025 | 92/187 | 5/29 | −2.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 18.2% | 2025 | 63/187 | 3/29 | −7.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.2% | 2025 | 75/187 | 16/29 | −1.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 54.4% | 2025 | 87/187 | 16/29 | −2.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $4.3m | 1995 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 1995 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $14.7 | 1995 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Women in parliament | 11.4% | 2025 | 162/190 | 21/30 | — | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.1% | 2011 | 56/141 | 13/23 | +3.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.7% | 2011 | 63/147 | 15/24 | +4.5 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 94.8% | 2024 | 145/191 | 22/30 | −9.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.8% | 2023 | 92/176 | 17/26 | −10.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 36.4% | 2023 | 105/172 | 19/27 | +13.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.4% | 2024 | 39/168 | 10/26 | +2.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 9.9 | 2018 | 164/173 | 27/27 | −21% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.4% | 2016 | — | — | +1.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.5 yrs | 2024 | 102/217 | 15/37 | +0.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.6 | 2024 | 121/196 | 20/30 | −3.4% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.9 | 2024 | 121/196 | 20/30 | −6.6% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 36 | 2023 | 107/194 | 21/30 | −10% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 2.2% | 2023 | 191/193 | 28/29 | +0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $733 | 2023 | 74/193 | 11/29 | −12% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.89 | 2021 | 85/180 | 9/25 | +24% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 2/193 | 1/30 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 19.6% | 2009 | 59/154 | 12/25 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 5/206 | 2/37 | +0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 4/203 | 2/37 | +10.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 96.3% | 2024 | 18/188 | 3/28 | +27.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 118.1 | 2024 | 96/210 | 16/34 | +8.9% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 21.2 | 2024 | 86/208 | 11/34 | +192% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 19/215 | 2/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 10/192 | 2/30 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 20.24 t | 2024 | 5/203 | 2/37 | +4.1% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.0% | 2021 | 208/212 | 37/37 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.0% | 2021 | 203/206 | 35/35 | ±0.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 72.1% | 2024 | 16/214 | 7/35 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 189/206 | 28/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.1% | 2022 | 152/177 | 18/20 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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