Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate stands at 5.28% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.18% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 5.28%, up from 5.18% in 2024.
In 2024, Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 5.18%, down from 5.3% in 2023.
In 2023, Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 5.3%, up from 5.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 5.19%, up from 4.91% in 2021.
In 2021, Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 4.91%, down from 7.41% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.28% | +0.097% |
| 2024 | 5.18% | -0.116% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.105% |
| 2022 | 5.19% | +0.286% |
| 2021 | 4.91% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.41% | +0.809% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.616% |
| 2017 | 9.32% | +0.779% |
| 2016 | 8.54% | +0.834% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +0.841% |
| 2014 | 6.86% | +0.153% |
| 2013 | 6.71% | +0.138% |
| 2012 | 6.57% | +0.065% |
| 2011 | 6.51% | +0.019% |
| 2010 | 6.49% | +0.03% |
| 2009 | 6.46% | +0.145% |
| 2008 | 6.31% | +0.125% |
| 2007 | 6.19% | +0.126% |
| 2006 | 6.06% | +0.088% |
| 2005 | 5.97% | +0.126% |
| 2004 | 5.85% | +0.104% |
| 2003 | 5.74% | +0.091% |
| 2002 | 5.65% | +0.094% |
| 2001 | 5.56% | +0.028% |
| 2000 | 5.53% | +0.115% |
| 1999 | 5.42% | +0.059% |
| 1998 | 5.36% | +0.152% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +0.051% |
| 1996 | 5.15% | +0.087% |
| 1995 | 5.07% | +0.059% |
| 1994 | 5.01% | +0.104% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +0.112% |
| 1992 | 4.79% | +0.091% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
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Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate is 5.28% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.18% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.32% (2017); the lowest is 4.7% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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