Number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Number of male business owners was 127 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam, 2015–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam is 127, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.3% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 68th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 251 | — |
| 2016 | 328 | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 365 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 278 | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 337 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 127 | -62.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 311.8 | 251 | 365 | 5 |
| 2020s | 127 | 127 | 127 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More private sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam?
- Number of male business owners in Brunei Darussalam was 127 in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male business owners recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 365 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for number of male business owners?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 68th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.