Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) in Brunei
Brunei: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Brunei, 2006–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector in Brunei stood at 40.1%.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Brunei peaked at 44.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2012.
Brunei ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Domestic International) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.7% | — |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +6.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 40.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 62% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 40.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.3%, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.7% | 40.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 28.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 31.6% | 40.1% | 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 domestic credit to private sector in Brunei?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Brunei was 40.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2012.
- How does Brunei rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Brunei ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.