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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Brunei: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is -0.3% (2025), 172nd of 180 in the world and 25th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is -4.7% (2025), 205th of 209 in the world and 36th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 5.5% (2025), 102nd of 136 in the world and 12th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Brunei in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | -0.3%2025 | 172/180 | 25/27 | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.9% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -4.7%2025 | 205/209 | 36/36 | 2.4% | 5.0% | -10.9% | +12.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.5%2025 | 102/136 | 12/24 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 10.7%2025 | 19/136 | 2/24 | 3.1% | 0.5% | 18.4% | −17.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.312025 | 156/210 | 28/36 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.38 | −4.9%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 40.1%2025 | 83/169 | 18/25 | · | 36.9% | 39.7% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 175.5% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 89.1%2025 | 29/146 | 14/24 | 78.3% | 67.3% | 93.6% | +8.3 ppsince 2015 | 211.5% | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.92025 | 27/165 | 10/24 | 2.02001 | 3.8 | 6.9 | +4.1%since 2015 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 3.65%2024 | 15/156 | 2/18 | 4.07% | 2.85% | 3.63% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 1.72% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+4.1%7.9 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.1 pp-0.3% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Brunei and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Brunei. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.3%2025 | 1.4%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -4.7%2025 | -0.4%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.5%2025 | 4.8%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 10.7%2025 | 5.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.312025 | 4.282025 |
| Private credit | 40.1%2025 | 117.9%2025 |
| Broad money | 89.1%2025 | 120.6%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 7.92025 | 4.32025 |
| Military spending | 3.65%2024 | 1.04%2025 |