Brunei Brunei Darussalam
Brunei ranks 10th of 11 Southeast Asian countries on momentum. Its strongest lens is new firm registrations (+29.8%, 3rd); its weakest is urban population growth (+0.9%, 11th). Foreign direct investment brought in $61.8M in 2025, 0.4% of GDP. With so small an economy, single-year changes swing widely; read them with care.
People
#11 of 11+0.9%urban population, 2025
- Population
- 466.3K
- Urban share
- 75%
- Net migration
- 0 (2025)
Jobs
#10 of 11+0.5%employed people, 2025
- Employed
- 225.2K
- Unemployment
- 5.3% (2025)
Businesses
#3 of 11+29.8%new firms registered, 2024
- New firms
- 157 (2024)
- Per 1,000 aged 15–64
- 0.47
Money
#10 of 11+0.7%real GDP, 2025
- GDP
- $15.0B (2025)
- FDI inflows
- $61.8M (2025)
- Remittances in
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Subnational data for Brunei
Not yet. Country-level figures above are from the World Bank. Provinces arrive country by country: Thailand and Vietnam so far, Malaysia next.