Total natural resource rents in Brunei
Brunei: Total natural resource rents was 24.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Brunei, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 24.3% for total natural resource rents in 2021.
The figure is up 76.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Brunei peaked at 69.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 19th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
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 reference data data for Brunei
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5399 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2249 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2563 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2101 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3438 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 606.1 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Brunei?
- Total natural resource rents in Brunei was 24.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for total natural resource rents?
- Brunei ranks 19th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource 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 staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.