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Brunei
Ranked 18 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 10.6 out of 100.
Gained 0.3 points (+3% change) in overall score in 2025.
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Analysis
Brunei is a middle power in Asia.
Brunei's score rose slightly by 0.3 points in 2025.
Brunei ranks highest in the resilience measure, where it places 12th. This reflects its internal stability and favourable but declining energy trade balance.
Brunei’s two weakest measures are military capability and defence networks — where it places 22nd.
Over the past year, Brunei has increased its rank across three measures — economic capability, defence networks, and cultural influence (where it rose three places).
Brunei exerts slightly less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's negative Power Gap score, though this narrowed slightly in 2025.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence Brunei
Globally, which countries does Brunei do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Brunei
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Brunei?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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