Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei
Brunei: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,598 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei, 2008–2019
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2019, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei stood at 1,598.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei peaked at 1,902 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,335, in 2008.
Brunei ranks 10th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,335 | — |
| 2009 | 1,401 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,455 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,466 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,902 | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 1,546 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 1,632 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,588 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,558 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,510 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,505 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,598 | +6.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1,598 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1,598 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 714.4, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,368 | 1,335 | 1,401 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,576 | 1,455 | 1,902 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More financial sector data for Brunei
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 103.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 103.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Brunei was 1,598 in 2019, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1,902 in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,335 in 2008.
- How does Brunei rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Brunei ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.