Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 9.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2025.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.3% | — |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 177 United States of America 8.0% compare
- 178 Russian Federation 7.0% compare
- 179 Belarus 7.0% compare
- 181 Norway 6.2% compare
- 182 Saudi Arabia 5.3% compare
- 183 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
More work & labour data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Brunei Darussalam was 6.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2025.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.