Brunei Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2014 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Brunei Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Brunei Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 10.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with a growth equal to 8.5 % in the previous quarter.
  • Brunei Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2014 to Dec 2020.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 23.2 % in Sep 2018 and a record low -10.5 % in Dec 2020.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Direct Investment 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.


Related information about Brunei Foreign Direct Investment: % 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 Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2014 to Dec 2020 in the chart:

Brunei Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Brunei's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2020?

Brunei Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 10.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with a growth equal to 8.5 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-10.5 Dec 2020 8.5 Sep 2020 -10.5 Dec 2020 23.2 Sep 2018 % quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Algeria (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Argentina (%) 1.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Armenia (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
Australia (%) 1.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2024
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) -0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (%) 6.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Belgium (%) -17.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Botswana (%) 4.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Brazil (%) 3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 2.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (%) 9.0 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 5.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Jun 2024
Chile (%) 5.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
China (%) -0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Colombia (%) 2.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Croatia (%) 2.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Cyprus (%) 34.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (%) 1.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Denmark (%) 6.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (%) 0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Egypt (%) 30.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) -27.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Georgia (%) 7.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2024
Germany (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 1.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 1.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 33.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Hungary (%) -93.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Iceland (%) -2.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
India (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2024
Indonesia (%) 2.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) -17.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Israel (%) 4.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 2.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (%) 1.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Jordan (%) 2.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.7 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
South Korea (%) 0.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Kosovo (%) 8.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Latvia (%) 2.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2024
Lebanon (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -120.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 6.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 2.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Malta (%) 175.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (%) 67.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Mexico (%) 1.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Moldova (%) 1.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mongolia (%) 14.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Montenegro (%) 7.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 1.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 0.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (%) 2.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 11.5 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 3.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Peru (%) -1.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Philippines (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Poland (%) 0.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Serbia (%) 5.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
Singapore (%) 30.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Slovakia (%) 0.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) 0.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2024
Spain (%) 1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 1.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2023
Switzerland (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

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Brunei Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.9 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,794.468 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 277.842 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.8 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BND bn) 6.627 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BND bn) 0.473 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BND bn) 3.816 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Government Expenditure: Total (BND mn) 5,946.340 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Revenue: Total (BND mn) 3,532.960 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax: Excise Duty Car (BND mn) 60.400 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Govt Revenue: GO: Tax (BND mn) 373.670 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.478 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 376.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 872.4 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -13.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 890.815 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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) 581.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -26.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Aug 2024
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) 46.488 Jul 2024 monthly May 1990 - Jun 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 18.315 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 164.453 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 60.188 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 60.582 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Aug 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 498.955 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Jul 2024
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (BND mn) 90.575 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Jul 2024
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (BND mn) 31.296 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Jul 2024
Exports: Mineral Fuels (BND mn) 951.546 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Aug 2024
Imports: Food (BND mn) 63.269 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Aug 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods (BND mn) 33.262 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Jul 2024
Exports: Japan (BND mn) 339.600 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jul 2024
Exports: Korea (BND mn) 76.100 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2024
Exports: Thailand (BND mn) 60.200 Jul 2024 monthly Feb 2013 - Jul 2024
Imports: Malaysia (BND mn) 292.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jul 2024
Imports: Singapore (BND mn) 26.600 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2024
Imports: Thailand (BND mn) 11.100 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2024
Imports: USA (BND mn) 24.100 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2024
Imports: China (BND mn) 43.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jul 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 98.554 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 218.959 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 173.740 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
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) 2.412 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
BN: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2020
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) 2,061.454 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn) 1,142.917 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) 3,264.028 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -270.852 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2015 - 2021
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 0.000 2021 yearly 2015 - 2021
BN: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) -698.678 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 57.500 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Current Account Balance: USD mn (USD mn) 1,944.053 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Brunei (USD mn) -50.993 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) -270.852 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 763.652 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 0.893 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 3,799.596 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 7,438.798 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 957.650 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 340.011 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 1,642.443 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn) 1,944.053 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BN: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 11,238.394 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 14.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 133.188 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,260.513 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 12,651.143 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 6.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,211.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jul 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.4 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 352.746 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jul 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 11,763.218 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) -2.3 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 5,246.8 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 20.6 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jul 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,130.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,487.012 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.23 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.37 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: Currency in Circulation (BND mn) 1,361.080 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2024
Commercial Banks (CB): Non Performing Loans (NPL) (BND mn) 180.936 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2021 - Jun 2024
CB: NPL Ratio (%) 2.367 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2021 - Jun 2024

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