Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 13.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural gas rents in Brunei, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural gas rents in Brunei is 13.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 158.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Brunei peaked at 14.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Brunei 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +123.3% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +327.4% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +323.5% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +112.7% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | -43.2% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -54.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -65.5% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +133.4% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +32.4% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +132.1% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -25.1% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +49.5% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +51.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +35.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 13.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 100939.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +327.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| 1974 | +323.5% | 1.4% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 1.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 1 East Timor 29.4% compare
- 3 Qatar 12.0% compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 11.0% compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Brunei?
- Natural gas rents in Brunei was 13.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for natural gas rents?
- Brunei ranks 2nd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.