Brunei vs Norway: GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) over time
- Brunei
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ against 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ in Brunei, a difference of 17,389 constant 2021 PPP $.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 177 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 247,560 constant 2021 PPP $ | 135,373 constant 2021 PPP $ | 112,187 constant 2021 PPP $ | Brunei |
| 2000s | 212,607 constant 2021 PPP $ | 156,929 constant 2021 PPP $ | 55,678 constant 2021 PPP $ | Brunei |
| 2010s | 179,835 constant 2021 PPP $ | 166,708 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,127 constant 2021 PPP $ | Brunei |
| 2020s | 163,527 constant 2021 PPP $ | 177,469 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,942 constant 2021 PPP $ | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per person employed, Brunei or Norway?
- Norway, at 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ against 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per person employed between Brunei and Norway?
- 17,389 constant 2021 PPP $, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Norway rank globally for gdp per person employed?
- Brunei ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,, published as GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.