Brunei Darussalam: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) fell 0.26 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.34% to 1.08%).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.47 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.5 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.52 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Brunei Darussalam had the 79th highest value of the 94 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2025 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 76th of 94: 1.42%
• Ukraine — 77th of 94: 1.32%
• Solomon Islands — 78th of 94: 1.12%
• Dominica — 80th of 94: 0.83%
• United States — 81st of 94: 0.79%
• Guinea-Bissau — 82nd of 94: 0.76%

What this measures

Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.

All 26 values

Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) in nearby economies

• Australia — 7.27% (2025)
• Cambodia — 5.72% (2025)
• China — 5.76% (2024)
• Fiji — 9.39% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0.57% (2025)
• Indonesia — 5.77% (2025)
• Japan — 1.57% (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 4.13% (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — -3.33% (2025)

More financial sector data for Brunei Darussalam

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1.31 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1.31 (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 99.24 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -4.74% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 105.97 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — -0.3% (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — -4.74% (2025)
• GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 99.24 (2025)
• Lending interest rate (%)

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Questions people ask

What is Brunei Darussalam's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)?

1.08% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 7.43 percentage points from 8.51% in 2000. The highest value was 8.51% in 2000 and the lowest -3.15% in 2016.

How does Brunei Darussalam rank?

79th highest of 94 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?

In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) fell 0.26 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.34% to 1.08%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.PRVT.ZG.M3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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