Broad money in Brunei
Brunei: Broad money was 17.52 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Brunei, 1999–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 17.52 billion current LCU for broad money in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Brunei peaked at 17.52 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.01 billion current LCU, in 1999.
Brunei ranks 141st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Broad money in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.01 billion current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 8.87 billion current LCU | +47.7% |
| 2001 | 7.81 billion current LCU | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 7.96 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.28 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.59 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 9.16 billion current LCU | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.36 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.98 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.94 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 12.00 billion current LCU | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 12.57 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 13.84 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 13.96 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.17 billion current LCU | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.62 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 14.37 billion current LCU | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.58 billion current LCU | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.52 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.93 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 15.57 billion current LCU | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.50 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.92 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.12 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.55 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.15 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 17.52 billion current LCU | +2.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 17.52 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.81 trillion current LCU, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 17.52 billion current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.07 trillion current LCU, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +47.7% | 6.01 billion current LCU | 8.87 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.01 billion current LCU | 6.01 billion current LCU | 6.01 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.40 billion current LCU | 7.81 billion current LCU | 12.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.31 billion current LCU | 12.57 billion current LCU | 15.57 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.46 billion current LCU | 15.50 billion current LCU | 17.52 billion current LCU | 6 |
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 broad money in Brunei?
- Broad money in Brunei was 17.52 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 billion current LCU in 1999.
- How does Brunei rank for broad money?
- Brunei ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.