External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei
Brunei: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 28.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei, 1999–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 28.1% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2020.
That represents a change of up 40.7% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei peaked at 60.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2019.
That places Brunei 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.8% | — |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +74.9% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +37.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +40.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 28.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 28.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 2.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 27.2% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 20.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Brunei was 28.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- How does Brunei rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Brunei ranks 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.