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Brunei GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Brunei real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
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. Rankings of Brunei best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 3.2 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 11.8 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 35.8 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 4.4% | 0.1% | -2% | -1.8% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| -2.1% | -2.4% | -0.6% | 0.4% | 4% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
USD 27,560.8 (2017, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| N/A | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 1.1%
- industry: 60.4%
- services: 38.5%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 0.4% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.0% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* |
| 7.7% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 13% | 3.6% | -14.5% | -26.2% | -13.6% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-4.1% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
52.2% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.04% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.01% (2015)
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Import commodities
Machinery and mechanical appliance parts, mineral fuels, motor vehicles, electric machinery
Exports - major partners
Japan 35.9%, South Korea 14.8%, Thailand 10.8%, India 9.8%, NZ 5.6%, Australia 5% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Singapore 27.9%, China 25.3%, Malaysia 12.4%, UK 10.6%, South Korea 4.9% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 776 million | USD 568 million | USD 173 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 859 million | USD 382 million | USD 508 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | USD -1.5 million | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
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: 72 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 84 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 93 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 134 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 62 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 102 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 142 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 89 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 37 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 21 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 57 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
58 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 51 / Score: 67.28 (Moderately free) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Government type
Absolute monarchy or sultanate (locally known as Malay Islamic Monarchy)
Religions
Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% (2011 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 0.253 million | 0.325 million | 0.387 million | 0.423 million | 0.45 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 43% | 60% | 71% | 77% |
Literacy
Total population: 96%
Male: 97.5%
Female: 94.5% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 8.96% Mobile 108.13% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)