Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 39.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam, 1999–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam is 39.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 49.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2012.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.9% | — |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 31.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 27.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 30.4% | 39.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14,807 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4594 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.12 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 466.38 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.00 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,594 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Brunei Darussalam was 39.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2012.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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. 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.