Brunei Darussalam's net foreign assets (current LCU) was 15.89 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 41.77% from 11.21 billion in 2015 (3.55% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.89 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 13.32 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 11.21 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 16.05 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | 3.98 billion | 1999 |
| Average since 2016 | 14.47 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 3.98 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 4.5% on 2024 (from 15.2 billion to 15.89 billion).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was +7% and a typical year strayed about 18.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 55.6% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.7% in 2009. 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 290.46 million a year. A straight line explains 69% 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 78th highest value of the 106 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
- Seychelles — 74th of 106: 25.3 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 75th of 106: 23.03 billion
- Ecuador — 76th of 106: 21.19 billion
- Jordan — 78th of 106: 15.24 billion
- Papua New Guinea — 79th of 106: 12.04 billion
- West Bank and Gaza — 80th of 106: 11.81 billion
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 27 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,894,667,705 |
| 2024 | 15,204,213,466 |
| 2023 | 14,592,521,241 |
| 2022 | 16,047,340,385 |
| 2021 | 15,026,472,115 |
| 2020 | 13,317,288,427 |
| 2019 | 14,324,879,057 |
| 2018 | 13,599,631,475 |
| 2017 | 13,250,407,926 |
| 2016 | 13,404,828,948 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -136.13 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 130.8 trillion (2025)
- China — 30.27 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 3.45 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 12.08 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 2,159.04 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 54.94 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 627.85 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 883.16 billion (2025)
- Malaysia — 289.8 billion (2025)
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
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 net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- 15.89 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 299.34% from 3.98 billion in 1999 (5.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16.05 billion in 2022 and the lowest 3.98 billion in 1999.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank?
- 78th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?
- In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 4.5% on 2024 (from 15.2 billion to 15.89 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was +7% and a typical year strayed about 18.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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.NFRG.CN, 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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