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Brunei

BN

Bandar Seri Begawan · pop. 456K · Malay · Brunei dollar

Trajectories

economic momentum

$33.2K

Up 65% since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $33.2K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$23.7K
1991$23.9K+1.2%
1992$23.5K−2.0%
1993$22.4K−4.5%
1994$22.8K+1.6%
1995$26.4K+16.1%
1996$25.7K−2.8%
1997$25.5K−0.7%
1998low$17.8K−30.4%
1999$19.8K+11.2%
2000$20.1K+1.9%
2001$18.3K−9.2%
2002$18.6K+1.8%
2003$20.7K+11.0%
2004$24.4K+18.1%
2005$29.4K+20.3%
2006$34.7K+18.0%
2007$36.2K+4.4%
2008$42.2K+16.4%
2009$30.9K−26.6%
2010$34.9K+12.9%
2011$46.4K+32.8%
2012high$47.0K+1.3%
2013$44.0K−6.3%
2014$41.0K−6.8%
2015$30.6K−25.4%
2016$26.7K−12.9%
2017$28.0K+5.1%
2018$31.0K+10.6%
2019$30.4K−1.8%
2020$26.8K−11.8%
2021$31.0K+15.5%
2022$36.6K+18.1%
2023$32.9K−10.2%
2024latest$33.2K+0.8%

prices

−0.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · −0.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19902.1%
19911.6%−0.54 pts
19921.3%−0.32 pts
19934.3%+2.97 pts
19942.5%−1.79 pts
1995high6.0%+3.50 pts
19962.0%−3.97 pts
19971.7%−0.28 pts
1998−0.4%−2.15 pts
1999−0.4%+0.03 pts
20001.6%+1.97 pts
20010.6%−0.96 pts
2002low−2.3%−2.91 pts
20030.3%+2.61 pts
20040.8%+0.51 pts
20051.2%+0.43 pts
20060.2%−1.08 pts
20071.0%+0.81 pts
20082.1%+1.12 pts
20091.0%−1.05 pts
20100.4%−0.68 pts
20110.1%−0.22 pts
20120.1%−0.03 pts
20130.4%+0.28 pts
2014−0.2%−0.60 pts
2015−0.5%−0.28 pts
2016−0.3%+0.21 pts
2017−1.3%−0.98 pts
20181.0%+2.29 pts
2019−0.4%−1.42 pts
20201.9%+2.33 pts
20211.7%−0.21 pts
20223.7%+1.95 pts
20230.4%−3.33 pts
2024latest−0.4%−0.75 pts

demographic curve

1.7 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 4.1 in 1980.

2024 · 1.7

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high7.3
19617.2−1.9%
19627.0−2.2%
19636.9−1.9%
19646.8−1.7%
19656.6−1.9%
19666.5−2.0%
19676.4−2.2%
19686.2−2.6%
19696.0−3.2%
19705.8−3.4%
19715.6−3.1%
19725.5−2.1%
19735.4−2.6%
19745.2−3.2%
19755.0−3.7%
19764.8−4.1%
19774.6−4.3%
19784.4−4.2%
19794.2−3.9%
19804.1−3.5%
19813.9−3.0%
19823.8−2.6%
19833.8−2.3%
19843.7−1.9%
19853.6−1.8%
19863.5−1.7%
19873.5−1.6%
19883.4−1.6%
19893.4−2.1%
19903.3−2.2%
19913.2−2.6%
19923.1−3.0%
19933.0−3.3%
19942.9−3.5%
19952.8−3.9%
19962.7−3.8%
19972.6−3.0%
19982.5−2.6%
19992.5−2.8%
20002.4−2.6%
20012.3−2.5%
20022.3−3.1%
20032.2−3.5%
20042.1−3.7%
20052.0−3.8%
20062.0−2.7%
20071.9−1.8%
20081.9−0.8%
20091.9+0.2%
20101.9+0.8%
20112.0+1.0%
20122.0+0.8%
20132.0+0.3%
20142.0−0.5%
20151.9−1.1%
20161.9−1.6%
20171.9−1.8%
20181.8−1.8%
20191.8−1.6%
20201.8−1.3%
20211.8−1.0%
20221.8−0.8%
20231.7−1.0%
2024latest1.7−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    456K
    167 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $15B
    137 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $32,891
    35 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $449M
    99 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    3.0%
    21 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    6K km²
    172 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    76.0 /km²
    81 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    75.3 yr
    73 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    99%
    6 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    20.2 t
    3 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    75%
    50 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.7
    101 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    26%
    12 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. r&d % of gdp
    0.3%
    74 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. researchers per million
    506
    71 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    414
    103 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    1%
    131 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. youth unemployment
    18%
    110 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. clean government
    60
    30 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  20. press freedom
    49.9
    139 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  21. human development
    0.837
    50 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  22. refugees hosted
    0
    148 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  23. refugees produced
    0
    151 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data