Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 34,085 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, 1999–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 34,085 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brunei peaked at 39,042 current LCU per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12,461 current LCU per person, in 1999.
Brunei ranks 82nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,461 current LCU per person | — |
| 2000 | 18,976 current LCU per person | +52.3% |
| 2001 | 16,387 current LCU per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 15,031 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 17,669 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 22,356 current LCU per person | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 24,026 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 20,924 current LCU per person | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 21,953 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 27,919 current LCU per person | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 22,282 current LCU per person | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 27,865 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 39,042 current LCU per person | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 36,640 current LCU per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 34,162 current LCU per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 31,363 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 26,555 current LCU per person | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 31,352 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 30,618 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 31,063 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 32,360 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 29,766 current LCU per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 33,265 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 35,240 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 31,796 current LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 32,858 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 34,085 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 34,085 current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 1.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 34,085 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,546 current LCU per person, 70% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,461 current LCU per person | 12,461 current LCU per person | 12,461 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 20,752 current LCU per person | 15,031 current LCU per person | 27,919 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,102 current LCU per person | 26,555 current LCU per person | 39,042 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,835 current LCU per person | 29,766 current LCU per person | 35,240 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 79 Congo 37,356 current LCU per person compare
- 80 Mexico 36,163 current LCU per person compare
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35,761 current LCU per person compare
- 83 Mali 29,097 current LCU per person compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 28,857 current LCU per person compare
- 85 Aruba 28,520 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brunei?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brunei was 34,085 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 39,042 current LCU per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,461 current LCU per person in 1999.
- How does Brunei rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.