Brunei Darussalam — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Brunei Darussalam, 1975–2025.
GDP growth for Brunei Darussalam was 0.67% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 51 years, from 1975 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.34% in 1979. The lowest was -22.38% in 1981 (about -33.4× the latest value).
Brunei Darussalam ranks 183 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Brunei Darussalam sits below it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 271%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 33 of 36 economies; New Zealand (0.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 104510% in 2006. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 107th of 143 in 1975 → 145th of 152 in 1980 → 102nd of 176 in 1990 → 130th of 199 in 2000 → 129th of 209 in 2010 → 28th of 209 in 2020 → 165th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1975 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.67% | -3.4 pp |
| 2024 | 4.05% | +2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 1.13% | +2.8 pp |
| 2022 | -1.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -1.59% | -2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 1.13% | -2.7 pp |
| 2019 | 3.87% | +3.8 pp |
| 2018 | 0.05% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 1.33% | +3.8 pp |
| 2016 | -2.48% | -2.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.39% | +2.1 pp |
| 2014 | -2.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | -2.12% | -3.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.91% | -2.8 pp |
| 2011 | 3.74% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.74% | +4.6 pp |
| 2009 | -1.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | -3.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -3.76% | -7.9 pp |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +4.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.5 pp |
| 2003 | 3.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.96% | +2.5 pp |
| 2001 | 1.47% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.47% | -0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.26% | +10.9 pp |
| 1998 | -6.66% | -13.0 pp |
| 1997 | 6.34% | +6.4 pp |
| 1996 | -0.03% | -1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 1.35% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 0.99% | +1.6 pp |
| 1993 | -0.63% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | -3.12% | -6.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 2.64% | +5.4 pp |
| 1989 | -2.73% | -1.2 pp |
| 1988 | -1.54% | -3.6 pp |
| 1987 | 2.08% | +7.5 pp |
| 1986 | -5.41% | -2.5 pp |
| 1985 | -2.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | -2.38% | -2.8 pp |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -1.9 pp |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +24.7 pp |
| 1981 | -22.38% | -12.7 pp |
| 1980 | -9.71% | -34.0 pp |
| 1979 | 24.34% | +17.3 pp |
| 1978 | 7.02% | -2.9 pp |
| 1977 | 9.93% | -10.9 pp |
| 1976 | 20.87% | +21.5 pp |
| 1975 | -0.65% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brunei Darussalam’s GDP growth in 1976?
20.87% (1976). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brunei Darussalam’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1975 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +203.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.67%; 2024: 4.05%; 2023: 1.13%; 2022: -1.63%; 2021: -1.59%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.