Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Brunei
Brunei: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) was 1.23 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Brunei, 2006–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Brunei stood at 1.23.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Brunei peaked at 3.23 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5942, in 2006.
That places Brunei 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5942 | — |
| 2007 | 0.6845 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9424 | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.13 | +91.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.23 | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 2.95 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.58 | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.67 | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 1.57 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 1.54 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 1.48 | -4.1% |
| 2027 | 1.43 | -3.7% |
| 2028 | 1.37 | -3.8% |
| 2029 | 1.33 | -3.4% |
| 2030 | 1.28 | -3.7% |
| 2031 | 1.23 | -3.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.49, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.23 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.15, 2% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +91.3% | 1.11 | 2.13 |
| 2014 | +46.3% | 2.21 | 3.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8328 | 0.5942 | 1.11 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.11 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.33 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More external debt data for Brunei
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 730.81 million (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -9.35 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -9.35 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 2.81 (2015)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 9.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 1.82 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 1,567 units per person (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 0.0486 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 113.75 million (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -29.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Brunei?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Brunei was 1.23 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5942 in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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