Total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Total reserves in months of imports was 7.91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam stood at 7.91.
The figure is up 43.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 9.21 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2001.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 28th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.97 | — |
| 2002 | 2.13 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.24 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.18 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.06 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.28 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 4.09 | +104.7% |
| 2010 | 3.85 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.41 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 5.06 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 4.78 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 6.36 | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 9.21 | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 8.98 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2 | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 6.86 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 6.91 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.93 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 5.48 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.47 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.51 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 7.91 | +43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 1.97 | 4.09 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.33 | 3.85 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.47 | 7.91 | 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 total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam was 7.91 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2001.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].