Brunei Current Account Balance: % of GDP

2013 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Brunei Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Brunei Current Account deficit accounted for 20.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with a 13.5 % deficit in the previous quarter.
  • Brunei Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2013 to Dec 2020, with an average value of 15.9 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 54.3 % in Mar 2014 and a record low of -20.4 % in Dec 2020.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. International Monetary Fund provides Current Account Balance in USD. The Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Key information about Brunei Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Brunei, Current Account recorded a deficit of 615.1 USD mn in Dec 2020.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 315.6 USD mn in Dec 2020.
  • Brunei Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 504.0 USD mn in Dec 2018.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4.1 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Brunei's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2013 to Dec 2020 in the chart:

Brunei Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Brunei's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2020?

Brunei Current Account deficit accounted for 20.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with a 13.5 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-20.4 Dec 2020 -13.5 Sep 2020 -20.4 Dec 2020 54.3 Mar 2014 % quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 4.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) -0.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) 1.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 8.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) -0.5 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) 3.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) -1.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) -2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) -1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Cambodia (%) 4.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -5.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
China (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 23.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Cyprus (%) -6.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 13.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 2.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 2.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Finland (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
France (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 2.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 6.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) -2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) -1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Iran (%) 0.6 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (%) -0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -6.3 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (%) -5.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) -2.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) -2.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 5,518.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 8.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -64.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) -0.1 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Latvia (%) -4.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.4 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 7.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 13.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 11.4 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) -14.2 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 7.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -13.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) -2.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) -37.4 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Nepal (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 12.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) -7.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 16.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2023
Oman (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) -0.7 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -16.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) -28.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -4.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Poland (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 15.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -7.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 3.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) -1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Singapore (%) 19.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) -0.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 2.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 11.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 215.035 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 270.122 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BND bn) 6.082 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BND bn) 0.473 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (BND bn) 3.941 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Government Expenditure: Total (BND mn) 5,977.300 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Government Revenue: Total (BND mn) 6,272.800 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax (BND mn) 371.200 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax: Excise Duty Car (BND mn) 27.800 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.478 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 685.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,140.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 726.501 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,482.808 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 334.778 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 454.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -32.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 111,524.375 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 34,007.352 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3.605 Nov 2023 monthly May 1990 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 55.277 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 183.532 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 64.472 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 7.900 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Imports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 358.200 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Exports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 1,247.100 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Imports: Food (BND mn) 55.500 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 74.300 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Imports: Manufactured Goods (BND mn) 42.700 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (BND mn) 29.100 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Exports: Korea (BND mn) 98.100 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Exports: Japan (BND mn) 136.100 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2023
Exports: Thailand (BND mn) 75.500 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 2013 - Dec 2023
Imports: Malaysia (BND mn) 287.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Imports: China (BND mn) 86.100 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Imports: Singapore (BND mn) 29.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Imports: USA (BND mn) 74.600 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2023
Imports: Thailand (BND mn) 9.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 504.0 2018 yearly 1970 - 2018
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -615.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -315.6 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.542 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
BN: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2020
BN: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) 3,264.028 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn) 2,463.712 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) 1,638.027 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 77.332 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 455.937 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 48.640 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2015 - 2021
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2015 - 2021
Current Account Balance: USD mn (USD mn) 3,264.028 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Brunei (USD mn) -292.416 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -800.316 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 455.937 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 918.931 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 8,976.822 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) 3,264.028 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 5,152.697 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 1,129.619 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 549.285 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 14,129.519 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 281.547 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn) -369.647 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 0.870 2022 yearly 2020 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 141.935 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,500.917 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 12,474.392 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,161.0 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.5 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 297.875 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,127.793 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) -7.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 5,051.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 34.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,130.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,352.846 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.33 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.47 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: Currency in Circulation (BND mn) 1,417.030 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Loans: Total (BND mn) 7,102.691 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Loans: DL: Household Sector (HS) (BND mn) 2,927.067 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Loans: DL: HS: Property Financing (PF) (BND mn) 1,521.365 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Loans: DL: Non-Household Sector (NHS) (BND mn) 2,868.737 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023

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