Due to its extensive resources of oil and gas and small population, Brunei is among the world’s richer countries. The oil and gas sector dominates the economy and generates the bulk of export earnings and government revenues. Brunei is vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices: the slump in oil prices was largely responsible for negative growth in the 1980s. - See more at: http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/brunei-darussalam/economy#sthash.928rl6vm.dpuf