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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology