Number of male business owners in Brunei
Brunei: Number of male business owners was 127 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of male business owners in Brunei, 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 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 68th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Brunei, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 127 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,241, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 127 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,166, 11% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 311.8 | 251 | 365 | 5 |
| 2020s | 127 | 127 | 127 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 23.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 24.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 443.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Brunei?
- Number of male business owners in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 365 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for number of male business owners?
- Brunei ranks 68th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.