Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brunei, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 3.05 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1999.
Brunei ranks 85th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 970,034 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2012 | 2.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 2.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 3.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | -9.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.35 million current LCU per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre | 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre | 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 970,034 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 82 China 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 83 Cyprus 2.96 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 84 Syria 2.80 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 86 Gambia 2.58 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 87 Yemen 2.45 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 88 Poland 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Brunei?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brunei was 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 755,258 current LCU per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Brunei rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.