GDP growth in Brunei
Brunei: GDP growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Brunei, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Brunei is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 83.5% on the previous year and up 270.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Brunei peaked at 24.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -22.4%, in 1981.
That places Brunei 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.3% | -0.6% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | -4.2% | -22.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -6.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -3.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.6% | 4.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei
- External balance on goods and services 2.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Trade 123.6% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 19.5% (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 486.50 million current US$ (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 3.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services -13.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 10.23 billion current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 6.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 232.21 million current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 52.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Brunei?
- Gdp growth in Brunei was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.4% in 1981.
- How does Brunei rank for gdp growth?
- Brunei ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.