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Brunei

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Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Currency
Brunei dollar
Continent
Asia
Area
5,765.31 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q921 ↗ · Official languages: British English, Malay
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
466.33K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
15.03B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
32.23K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-0.3 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.28 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.73 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
75.5 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.78 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
0.67 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
92.43K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
7.24 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
75.01 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
64.24 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
18.23 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
96.3 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
123.61 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.41 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: 466.33K
Brunei · Population354.5K385K415.5K446K476.5K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · Population · people
YearBrunei
2025466,330
2024462,721
2023458,949
2022455,370
2021451,721
2020447,404
2019442,680
2018437,810
2017432,772
2016427,564
2015422,212
2014416,750
2013411,202
2012405,557
2011399,389
2010392,332
2009384,952
2008377,793
2007370,873
2006364,663
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: 15.03B
Brunei · GDP10.64B12.93B15.22B17.52B19.81B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · GDP · current US$
YearBrunei
202515,031,980,994.11
202415,340,808,592.48
202315,095,084,656.16
202216,681,536,466.72
202114,006,496,617.45
202012,005,799,653.98
201913,469,235,364.7
201813,566,908,391.09
201712,128,168,045.12
201611,400,266,044.67
201512,930,296,870.12
201417,097,797,386.03
201318,094,148,098.65
201219,048,443,340.77
201118,524,791,062.66
201013,707,121,038.44
200911,912,904,509.86
200815,926,456,515
200713,432,029,484.4
200612,644,616,418.69

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: 32.23K
Brunei · GDP per capita24.63K30.72K36.82K42.91K49K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBrunei
202532,234.64
202433,153.47
202332,890.55
202236,632.93
202131,006.96
202026,834.36
201930,426.57
201830,988.12
201728,024.38
201626,663.3
201530,625.13
201441,026.51
201344,003.06
201246,968.6
201146,382.83
201034,937.56
200930,946.47
200842,156.57
200736,217.33
200634,674.8
% · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: -0.3
Brunei · Inflation-1.75-0.271.212.694.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · Inflation · %
YearBrunei
2025-0.3
2024-0.39
20230.36
20223.68
20211.73
20201.94
2019-0.39
20181.03
2017-1.26
2016-0.28
2015-0.49
2014-0.21
20130.39
20120.11
20110.14
20100.36
20091.04
20082.08
20070.97
20060.16

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: 5.28
Brunei · Unemployment4.465.797.118.439.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBrunei
20255.28
20245.18
20235.3
20225.19
20214.91
20207.41
20196.6
20188.7
20179.32
20168.54
20157.7
20146.86
20136.71
20126.57
20116.51
20106.49
20096.46
20086.31
20076.19
20066.06

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: —
Brunei · Fertility rate1.711.781.851.9322006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBrunei
2025No data available
20241.73
20231.75
20221.76
20211.78
20201.8
20191.82
20181.85
20171.88
20161.92
20151.95
20141.97
20131.98
20121.97
20111.96
20101.94
20091.92
20081.92
20071.93
20061.97

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Brunei: —
Brunei · Life expectancy72.6673.4374.2174.9875.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Brunei · Life expectancy · years
YearBrunei
2025No data available
202475.5
202375.33
202272.92
202174.87
202075.11
201975.05
201874.99
201774.94
201674.91
201574.88
201474.86
201374.85
201274.84
201174.84
201074.82
200974.81
200874.81
200774.79
200674.75
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Brunei

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.