Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Brunei
Brunei: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei stood at 2.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei peaked at 3.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
That places Brunei 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.4%, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More work & labour data for Brunei
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.08 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Brunei was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Brunei rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Brunei ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).