Annual inflation, consumer prices (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Annual inflation, consumer prices (%) was -0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded -0.4% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
That represents a change of down 208.9% on the previous year and down 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Brunei peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2002.
Brunei ranks 196th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -61.8% |
| 2002 | -2.3% | -488.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -113.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +171.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -87.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +505.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +115.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -50.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -65.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -61.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +248.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -153.2% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | +135.8% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -42.9% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | +352.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -181.3% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -138.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -596.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +112.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -90.3% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -208.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%. (64 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | -2.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -1.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 193 Armenia 0.3% compare
- 194 China 0.2% compare
- 195 Saint Lucia -0.1% compare
- 196 Brunei Darussalam -0.4% compare
- 198 Costa Rica -0.4% compare
- 199 Sri Lanka -0.4% compare
More development goals data for Brunei
- Red List Index 0.8284 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 53 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 35 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 62 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 3.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 3 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Brunei?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Brunei was -0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2002.
- How does Brunei rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Brunei ranks 196th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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