Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei
Brunei: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 22.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 22.8% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei peaked at 29.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.9% | — |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 83% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +30.2% | 22.9% | 29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 22.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 196 Andorra 22.8% compare
- 196 Isle of Man 22.8% compare
- 199 New Zealand 22.7% compare
- 200 Montenegro 22.6% compare
- 201 Croatia 22.6% compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Brunei was 22.8% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Brunei ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.