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Brunei · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Brunei

East Asia & Pacific Capital Bandar Seri Begawan High income Nation age 658 years (since 1368) i BRN · BN
NationsTree Index 2025 i54.869th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.0 msee ranking Military strength i26percentile
Population i466,330173rd of 217 Area i5,770 km²168th of 216 GDP i$15.03 bn146th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$43.10 bn intl.137th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$92,430 intl.10th of 199 Life expectancy i75.5 years102nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i68
Strength · trunk i29
Quality of life · crown i70
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i69
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i6
CSV

In short

Brunei is 69th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 54.8 out of 100; its tree is 4.0 m tall.

It has 466,330 people and an economy of $43.10 bn at purchasing power parity, 137th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and General government gross debt (3rd of 189).

Its weakest positions: Government budget balance (190th of 192), CO₂ emissions per person (199th of 203) and Renewable energy (207th of 212).

Over five years it fell from 49th to 69th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 5,770 168th/216
Land area ikm² 5,270 167th/216
Population ipeople 466,330 173rd/217
Population growth i% 0.78% 116th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 87.8 114th/216
Urban population i% 75.0% 74th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 20.6% 120th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.2% 122nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $15.03 bn 146th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $43.10 bn 137th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $36.83 bn 138th/199
GDP per person iUSD $32,235 55th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $92,430 10th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $34,790 44th/201
GDP growth i% 0.7% 182nd/210
Inflation i% -0.3% 9th/180
Unemployment i% 5.3% 96th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 1.6% 3rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -17.7% 190th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.2% 166th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 60.0% 3rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.9% 102nd/192
Services i% of GDP 40.2% 185th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $10.76 bn 110th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $7.82 bn 125th/182
Exports i% of GDP 71.6% 26th/183
Imports i% of GDP 52.0% 75th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 123.6% 40th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 75.0% 12th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 24.3% 98th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 171st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 159th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.1% 147th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 18.0% 7th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.4% 162nd/196

Natural resources

67
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 24.3% 18th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 10.37% 19th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 13.86% 2nd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.05% 129th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.8% 189th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 18,666 33rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.1 m 95th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $190.0 m 129th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.7% 114th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 75.5 102nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.9 76th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.89 83rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.6 47th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 88.7% 54th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 91.8% 92nd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.0% 132nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.2% 191st/193
Adult literacy i% 96.1%2011
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 36.4% 100th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.837 60th/193

Infrastructure & digital

64
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 96.3% 18th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 118 96th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 21.2 86th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.46 94th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 820,886 103rd/161

Environment & energy

56
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 20.24 199th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.0% 207th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.6 30th/200
Forest area i% of land area 72.1% 16th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 8,930 6th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 70.6 44th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 68.1 38th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 69.7 55th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 91.9 5th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 72.1 37th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 40.2 149th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.52013

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $560.3 m 102nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.7% 15th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 12.2% 23rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 8,000 140th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.57% 12th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 28.0 m 83rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 12.0 m2016

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.28%2018
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 502 98th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Brunei — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/brunei. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Brunei — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/brunei. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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