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 Sep 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 (%) -3.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 7.0 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2022
Argentina (%) -1.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Armenia (%) 5.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2022
Australia (%) 2.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 1.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 36.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2022
Bahrain (%) 14.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2022
Bangladesh (%) -3.8 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Belarus (%) 9.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Belgium (%) -5.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Bolivia (%) -5.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -4.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Botswana (%) 5.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Brazil (%) -3.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Brunei (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) -4.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) -31.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Canada (%) -1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2022
Chile (%) -13.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
China (%) 2.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Colombia (%) -6.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 21.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Cyprus (%) -6.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Czech Republic (%) -4.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 11.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 0.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) -2.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2022
Estonia (%) 3.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
European Union (%) 1.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Finland (%) -0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
France (%) -1.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2022
Georgia (%) 5.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Germany (%) 4.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2022
Ghana (%) -4.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Greece (%) -17.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Hungary (%) -10.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Iceland (%) -2.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
India (%) -4.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2022
Indonesia (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Ireland (%) 12.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Israel (%) 5.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Italy (%) 0.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) -3.9 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 1,658.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Jordan (%) -10.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2022
Kazakhstan (%) -2.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) -5.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2022
South Korea (USD mn) 2,271.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2022
Kosovo (%) 5.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) -55.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Laos (%) 2.3 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Latvia (%) -3.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Lebanon (%) -4.7 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Luxembourg (%) 2.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) 5.8 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
North Macedonia (%) -6.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) -14.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 5.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 2.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Mauritius (%) -12.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 1.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) -15.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) -4.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) -2.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (%) -22.8 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Nepal (%) -12.8 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 5.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
New Zealand (%) -6.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2022
Nigeria (%) -0.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Norway (%) 25.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) -4.6 2022 yearly 1977 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) -12.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
Panama (%) 0.7 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2022
Paraguay (%) -8.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) -2.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Philippines (%) -6.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2022
Poland (%) -1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Portugal (%) 0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 27.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
Romania (%) -7.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 7.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 16.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Serbia (%) -5.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 14.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (%) -9.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
South Africa (%) 0.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2022
Spain (%) 0.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 0.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Sudan (%) -8.0 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 5.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 12.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2022

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.4 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -750.777 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 258.526 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.9 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BND bn) 5.923 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BND bn) 0.473 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (BND bn) 5.116 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Government Expenditure: Total (BND mn) 5,780.160 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Government Revenue: Total (BND mn) 4,767.520 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax (BND mn) 348.697 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax: Excise Duty Car (BND mn) 61.600 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.118 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) 376.1 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,216.5 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2022
Total Exports Growth (%) 31.0 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2022
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,794.864 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 758.915 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 161.948 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 840.3 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2022
Total Imports Growth (%) 58.7 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2022
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 195,841.314 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 11,483.043 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.084 Nov 2022 monthly May 1990 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 71.709 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 187.623 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 59.181 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2022
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 17.800 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Imports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 662.432 Sep 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Sep 2022
Exports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 1,332.800 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Imports: Food (BND mn) 70.777 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Imports: Manufactured Goods (BND mn) 45.443 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (BND mn) 34.682 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 227.717 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2012 - Nov 2022
Exports: Japan (BND mn) 229.300 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2022
Exports: Korea (BND mn) 79.100 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2022
Exports: Thailand (BND mn) 127.000 Sep 2022 monthly Feb 2013 - Sep 2022
Imports: Malaysia (BND mn) 258.300 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2022
Imports: Singapore (BND mn) 29.200 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2022
Imports: China (BND mn) 82.300 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2022
Imports: USA (BND mn) 18.700 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2022
Imports: Thailand (BND mn) 10.100 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2022
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) 2.627 2027 yearly 1981 - 2027
BN: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2020
Current Account Balance: USD mn (USD mn) 1,570.169 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Brunei (USD mn) 204.749 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
BN: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -593.574 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
BN: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) -237.145 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
BN: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 10.418 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
BN: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 0.870 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 161.017 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,137.793 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 11,920.412 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,987.9 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 255.682 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2022
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,800.904 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,641.8 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -18.5 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,079.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 4,718.006 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.75 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.18 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Money Supply: Currency in Circulation (BND mn) 1,422.273 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Commercial Banks (CB): Non Performing Loans (NPL) (BND mn) 217.727 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
Loans: Total (BND mn) 6,459.245 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
Loans: DL: Household Sector (HS) (BND mn) 2,798.441 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022

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