Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 24.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resources rents in Brunei, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Brunei stood at 24.3%.
The figure is up 76.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Brunei peaked at 69.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.1% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +200.0% |
| 1973 | 24.8% | +149.4% |
| 1974 | 62.6% | +152.0% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 65.4% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 61.7% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 59.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | -37.8% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 26.4% | -24.7% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 24.5% | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +43.5% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -34.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +76.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 203.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 24.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 34.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +200.0% | 3.3% | 10.0% |
| 1974 | +152.0% | 24.8% | 62.6% |
| 1973 | +149.4% | 10.0% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.7% | 3.1% | 69.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 24.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 18.3% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 23.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 15.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 13.8% | 24.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 16 Eritrea 27.0% compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 26.8% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 25.6% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 23.5% compare
- 21 Algeria 22.6% compare
- 22 Liberia 21.9% 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 total natural resources rents in Brunei?
- Total natural resources rents in Brunei was 24.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for total natural resources rents?
- Brunei ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.