Brunei Darussalam's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$22,736 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 26.7% from US$31,018 in 2011 (3.06% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$22,736 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$23,293 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$31,018 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$33,075 | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$8,377 | 1989 |
| Average since 2012 | US$26,193 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$8,377 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Brunei Darussalam's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$578.59 on 2020 (from US$22,157 to US$22,736).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$436.66 and a typical year strayed about US$2,455 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$6,112 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$5,863 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1,267 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Brunei Darussalam had the 29th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei Darussalam | US$22,736 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$9,664 | 2021 |
| High income | US$36,140 | 2021 |
Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 22,736 |
| 2020 | 22,157 |
| 2019 | 23,966 |
| 2018 | 23,572 |
| 2017 | 23,828 |
| 2016 | 23,293 |
| 2015 | 25,218 |
| 2014 | 31,081 |
| 2013 | 33,009 |
| 2012 | 33,075 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Brunei Darussalam
- GDP (current US$) — US$15.03 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 19.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$32,235 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 42,150 (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$61.81 million (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 0.41% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$177.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 232.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Brunei Darussalam's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$22,736 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 171.41% from US$8,377 in 1989 (3.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$33,075 in 2012 and the lowest US$8,377 in 1989.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank?
- 29th highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?
- In 2021, Brunei Darussalam's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$578.59 on 2020 (from US$22,157 to US$22,736). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$436.66 and a typical year strayed about US$2,455 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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