Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) was 49.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Brunei, 2009–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 49.5% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Brunei peaked at 74.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2016.
Brunei ranks 101st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 68.9% | — |
| 2010 | 64.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 49.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.6%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 49.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.3%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 43.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Brunei?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Brunei was 49.5% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2016.
- How does Brunei rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Brunei ranks 101st out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.