Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:10 PM

SERIAL · 096Asia

Brunei

CapitalBandar Seri Begawan

CurrencyBND · Brunei dollar

LanguageBritish English, Malay

Since1368

ISOBRN · BN

Population

466,330as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast Asia

Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between its multi-landmass neighbours of Malaysia and Indonesia. As of 2025, the country had a population of 466,330, being the least populated country in Asia of whom approximately 64,409 resided in the capital and largest city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Its official language is Malay, and Sunni Islam is the state religion of the country, although other religions are nominally tolerated. The government of Brunei is an absolute monarchy ruled by the Sultan, and it implements a fusion of English common law and jurisprudence inspired by Islam, including sharia.

Text: Wikipedia — BruneiCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Currency: Brunei dollar (BND)
Official language: British English, Malay
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +673
Licence plate code: BRU
Top-level domain: .bn
Independence / founding: 1368
Highest point: Bukit Pagon (1,850 m)
Lowest point: South China Sea
Anthem: Allah Peliharakan Sultan

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— PEOPLE —

Population

466,330people

#173 of 2162025

1% of world average

Population growth

0.8%% per year

#116 of 2162025

79% of world average

Population density

87people per km²

#114 of 2152023

19% of world average

People living in cities

75.0%% of population

#74 of 2162025

119% of world average

Urban population growth

0.9%% per year

#129 of 2162025

61% of world average

People living rurally

25.0%% of population

#143 of 2162025

68% of world average

Population aged 0-14

20.6%% of population

#120 of 2162025

82% of world average

Population aged 15-64

72.1%% of population

#15 of 2162025

113% of world average

Population aged 65+

7.2%% of population

#121 of 2162025

67% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

38.6%% of working-age population

#202 of 2162025

67% of world average

Female population

46.9%% of population

#206 of 2162025

94% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#123 of 2162024

74% of world average

Birth rate

13.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#110 of 2162024

77% of world average

Death rate

5.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#182 of 2162024

69% of world average

Net migration

0people (5-year total)

#86 of 2162025

0% of world average

Migrants living in the country

25.9%% of population

#35 of 2152024

196% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$15.03Bcurrent US$

#148 of 2112025

3% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$43.10Bcurrent int'l $

#137 of 1992025

4% of world average

GDP per person

$32,235current US$

#54 of 2112025

134% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$92,430current int'l $

#10 of 1992025

277% of world average

GDP growth

0.7%% per year

#182 of 2102025

20% of world average

GDP per person growth

-0.1%% per year

#177 of 2102025

-5% of world average

Gross national income

$15.52Bcurrent US$

#145 of 2042025

3% of world average

Gross national income per person

$34,790current US$

#44 of 2032025

172% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$95,420current int'l $

#9 of 1972025

300% of world average

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Inflation

-0.3%% per year

#10 of 1902025

-4% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

-4.7%% per year

#5 of 2092025

-67% of world average

Real interest rate

10.7%%

#16 of 1342025

260% of world average

Lending interest rate

5.5%%

#101 of 1342025

49% of world average

Government consumption

23.8%% of GDP

#26 of 1812025

136% of world average

Household consumption

29.3%% of GDP

#179 of 1812025

45% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

27.1%% of GDP

#49 of 1782025

116% of world average

Fixed investment

26.9%% of GDP

#41 of 1732025

121% of world average

Gross savings

45.3%% of GDP

#3 of 1682025

207% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$61.8Mcurrent US$

#157 of 2012025

1% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.4%% of GDP

#162 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-0.6%% of GDP

#166 of 1792025

-29% of world average

Current account balance

18.0%% of GDP

#6 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$5.49Bcurrent US$

#100 of 1772025

5% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.1%% of GNI

not enough data to rank1995

1% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#158 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.2%% of GDP

#169 of 1992025

12% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

60.0%% of GDP

#3 of 2022025

245% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

9.9%% of GDP

#103 of 1952025

90% of world average

Services' share of the economy

40.2%% of GDP

#187 of 2022025

70% of world average

10 of 39 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— TRADE —

Exports

71.6%% of GDP

#26 of 1872025

165% of world average

Imports

52.0%% of GDP

#76 of 1872025

105% of world average

Trade balance

19.5%% of GDP

#9 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

110.0%% of GDP

#20 of 2052025

170% of world average

Goods exported

$10.50Bcurrent US$

#102 of 2072025

8% of world average

Goods imported

$6.04Bcurrent US$

#134 of 2072025

5% of world average

Services exported

$463.2Mcurrent US$

#159 of 1912025

1% of world average

Services imported

$1.54Bcurrent US$

#133 of 1912025

3% of world average

Goods and services exported

$10.76Bcurrent US$

#115 of 1912025

6% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$7.82Bcurrent US$

#131 of 1912025

5% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.1%% of manufactured exports

#152 of 1792024

9% of world average

Terms of trade

103index

#97 of 2062024

98% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

75.5 yrsyears

#101 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.7 yrsyears

#111 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, men

73.5 yrsyears

#92 of 2162024

103% of world average

Infant deaths

8.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#76 of 1962024

46% of world average

Deaths under age 5

9.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#76 of 1962024

41% of world average

Maternal deaths

36per 100,000 live births

#86 of 1942023

31% of world average

Health spending

2.2%% of GDP

#191 of 1932023

33% of world average

Health spending per person

$733current US$

#74 of 1932023

50% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

72.8%% of men aged 15+

#64 of 1862025

104% of world average

Labour force

237,763people

#173 of 1862025

1% of world average

Working in agriculture

1.2%% of employment

#172 of 1862025

5% of world average

Working in industry

20.4%% of employment

#76 of 1862025

104% of world average

Working in services

78.4%% of employment

#25 of 1862025

134% of world average

Self-employed

7.3%% of employment

#175 of 1862025

19% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

81.5%% of labour force

#44 of 1712024

107% of world average

Employed

60.8%% aged 15+

#66 of 1862025

108% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— CONNECTED —

People online

96.3%% of population

#21 of 2072024

135% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

118per 100 people

#96 of 2102024

102% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

21per 100 people

#86 of 2082024

117% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

28per 100 people

#39 of 2132024

186% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#19 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#9 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

10,674kWh per person

#14 of 1492023

253% of world average

Energy used per person

8,658kg oil equivalent per person

#7 of 1492023

384% of world average

Air passengers carried

820,886passengers

#103 of 1652023

3% of world average

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Air freight

46million tonne-km

#72 of 1632023

3% of world average

Container port traffic

99,000TEU

#123 of 1672023

2% of world average

Research and development spending

0.3%% of GDP

#80 of 1272018

28% of world average

Patent applications by residents

2count

#128 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

502count

#98 of 1972023

3% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.1Mcount

#95 of 1942020

21% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Brunei.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Brunei.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Allah Peliharakan SultanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Bandar Seri Begawan · approx. UTC+8

Neighbours

Malaysia

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for Brunei yet

People

Hassanal Bolkiah I of BruneiSultan of Brunei since 1967

Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of BruneiBruneian Royal

Omar Ali Saifuddien III of BruneiSultan of Brunei (1914-1986)

Faiq BolkiahBruneian footballer

Cornelius SimCatholic bishop (1951–2021)

Wu ChunBruneian actor and singer

Muhammad Shah of BruneiSultan of Brunei

Queen Saleha of BruneiQueen Consort of Brunei

Muhammad Jamalul Alam IISultan of Brunei (1889-1924)

Ahmad Tajuddin of BruneiSultan of Brunei (1913-1950)

Sharif Ali of BruneiSultan of Brunei

Prince Abdul Azim of BruneiBruneian Royal (1982–2020)

History

1368Brunei — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population466,3302025

GDP$15.03B2025

GDP per person$32,2352025