Brunei Darussalam's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) was -279.94 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 16.97% from -337.15 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -279.94 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -298.41 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -337.15 million | 2015 |
| Highest | -106.82 million | 1974 |
| Lowest | -442.19 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | -306.7 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -106.82 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) rose 89.66 million on 2024 (from -369.6 million to -279.94 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −6.1 million and a typical year strayed about 43.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 117.27 million in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 188.43 million in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 9.29 million a year. A straight line explains 44% 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 2025, Brunei Darussalam had the 148th highest value of the 150 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.
Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2025 ranking
- Liberia — 145th of 150: 148.31 million
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 146th of 150: 44.46 million
- Oman — 147th of 150: -228.64 million
- Kuwait — 149th of 150: -3.61 billion
- Libya — 150th of 150: -4.24 billion
What this measures
Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 52 values
| Year | Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -279,938,669 |
| 2024 | -369,599,300 |
| 2023 | -355,385,000 |
| 2022 | -354,691,400 |
| 2021 | -298,611,300 |
| 2020 | -298,406,300 |
| 2019 | -308,511,500 |
| 2018 | -292,816,000 |
| 2017 | -277,696,000 |
| 2016 | -231,343,600 |
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 177.87 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 11.88 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — 2.15 billion (2025)
- French Polynesia — 79.03 billion (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 83.34 billion (2024)
- Indonesia — 1,012.64 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 3.66 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — -10.45 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 185.85 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR
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$177.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 232.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Brunei Darussalam's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU)?
- -279.94 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 162.07% from -106.82 million in 1974. The highest value was -106.82 million in 1974 and the lowest -442.19 million in 2013.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank?
- 148th highest of 150 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?
- In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) rose 89.66 million on 2024 (from -369.6 million to -279.94 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −6.1 million and a typical year strayed about 43.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TAX.NIND.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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