
Trade Finance In Wartime
The huge drop-off in trade involving Russia and Ukraine has hit trade finance hard.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Brunei economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends.
U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompted the other 11 nations that were party to the agreement to forge ahead in a new pact without the U.S.
USD 3.4 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
USD 14.1 billion (2018, estimate)
Intl$ 34.6 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
0.1% | -2% | -1.8% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | -2.1% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
-2.5% | -0.4% | -2.5% | 1.3% | -0.2% |
*Estimate
USD 32,413.9 (2018, estimate)
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-0.4% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
7.7% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
3% | 3% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-14.5% | -21.7% | -10.6% | -3.6% | -11.5% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
7.9 % (2018 estimate)
51.9% (2018)
0.03% (2018)
0.01% (2018)
Machinery and mechanical appliance parts, mineral fuels, motor vehicles, electric machinery
Japan 27.8%, South Korea 12.4%, Thailand 11.5%, Malaysia 11.3%, India 9.3%, Singapore 7.7%, Switzerland 5%, China 4.7% (2017)
China 19.6%, Singapore 19%, Malaysia 18.8%, US 9.2%, Germany 5.9%, Japan 4.1%, UK 4%(2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -150 million | USD 460 million | USD 504 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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N/A
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
66 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 16 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 54 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 31 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 144 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 1 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 128 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 90 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 149 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 66 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 59 out of 190 countries
56 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 63 / Score: 65.1 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Absolute monarchy or sultanate (locally known as Malay Islamic Monarchy)
Malay (Bahasa Melayu) (official), English, Chinese dialects
Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% (2011 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015* | 2020* |
0.25 million | 0.33 million | 0.39 million | 0.41 million | 0.45 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
43.4% | 64.9% | 71.2% | 77.6% |
Total population: 96%
Male: 97.5%
Female: 94.5%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)"
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 18.3% Mobile: 131.9% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)