Wealth share richest in Brunei
Brunei: Wealth share richest was 22.81 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
22.81
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
29.88
in 1998
All-time low
22.46
in 2011
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Wealth share richest in Brunei, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 22.81 for wealth share richest in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Brunei peaked at 29.88 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.46, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wealth share richest in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.88 | — |
| 1981 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.88 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.88 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.88 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.88 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.8 | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 29.88 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.89 | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 22.87 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.88 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.87 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.74 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.65 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.56 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.54 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.46 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.51 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.67 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.75 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.87 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.86 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.82 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.81 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.81 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.81 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.81 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.81 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 22.81 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 83% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 22.81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.18, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share richest 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% | 22.88 | 29.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.89 | 22.88 | 22.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.27 | 22.88 | 29.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.78 | 22.56 | 22.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.68 | 22.46 | 22.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.81 | 22.81 | 22.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 196 Andorra 22.84 compare
- 196 Isle of Man 22.84 compare
- 199 New Zealand 22.66 compare
- 200 Montenegro 22.63 compare
- 201 Croatia 22.62 compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share richest in Brunei?
- Wealth share richest in Brunei was 22.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 29.88 in 1998.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.46 in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for wealth share richest?
- Brunei ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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