Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Brunei

Brunei: Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 493,671 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
493,671
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
59th
of 72 countries
All-time high
544,398
in 2012
All-time low
349,716
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Brunei, 2008–2021

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2008201420212008: 349.7k2009: 374.4k2010: 396.2k2011: 407.8k2012: 544.4k2013: 447.3k2014: 481.8k2015: 476.9k2016: 475.4k2017: 466.6k2018: 473.8k2019: 511.4k2020: 482.0k2021: 493.7k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2021, number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Brunei stood at 493,671.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Brunei peaked at 544,398 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 349,716, in 2008.

Brunei ranks 59th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors in Brunei, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 349,716
2009 374,412 +7.1%
2010 396,230 +5.8%
2011 407,789 +2.9%
2012 544,398 +33.5%
2013 447,258 -17.8%
2014 481,805 +7.7%
2015 476,919 -1.0%
2016 475,393 -0.3%
2017 466,589 -1.9%
2018 473,758 +1.5%
2019 511,428 +8.0%
2020 481,961 -5.8%
2021 493,671 +2.4%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 493,671 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.11 million, 8% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 493,671 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.65 million, 11% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 362,064 349,716 374,412 2
2010s 468,157 396,230 544,398 10
2020s 487,816 481,961 493,671 2

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 56 Cape Verde 756,846 compare
  2. 57 Malta 726,339 compare
  3. 58 Lesotho 645,049 compare
  4. 60 Congo 426,590 compare
  5. 61 Chad 361,484 compare
  6. 62 Equatorial Guinea 262,627 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Brunei?
Number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Brunei was 493,671 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 544,398 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 349,716 in 2008.
How does Brunei rank for number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
Brunei ranks 59th out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of depositors, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of Depositors, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Depositors
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International Monetary Fund
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