Brunei Darussalam — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Brunei Darussalam, 1981–2025.
Inflation for Brunei Darussalam was -0.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.14% in 1981. The lowest was -2.31% in 2002 (about 7.6× the latest value).
Brunei Darussalam ranks 179 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Brunei Darussalam sits below it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 103% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 27%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 26 of 28 economies; Palau (-0.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 622% in 2020. That is 161% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 87th of 114 in 1981 → 118th of 131 in 1990 → 125th of 163 in 2000 → 176th of 186 in 2010 → 87th of 178 in 2020 → 162nd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.39% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 0.36% | -3.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.68% | +1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 1.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.94% | +2.3 pp |
| 2019 | -0.37% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 0.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | -0.17% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | -0.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | -0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -0.21% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 0.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 0.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 1.04% | -1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.08% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.97% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 0.16% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 0.81% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +2.6 pp |
| 2002 | -2.31% | -2.9 pp |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.56% | +2.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.44% | -2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 2% | -4.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5.97% | +3.5 pp |
| 1994 | 2.46% | -1.8 pp |
| 1993 | 4.25% | +3.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 2.14% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.25% | -0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 1.78% | -0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 2.35% | -0.7 pp |
| 1984 | 3.07% | +1.9 pp |
| 1983 | 1.17% | -5.2 pp |
| 1982 | 6.36% | -2.8 pp |
| 1981 | 9.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brunei Darussalam’s Inflation in 1982?
6.36% (1982). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -103.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: -0.3%; 2024: -0.39%; 2023: 0.36%; 2022: 3.68%; 2021: 1.73%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.