Lending interest rate in Brunei
Brunei: Lending interest rate was 5.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lending interest rate in Brunei, 1998–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 5.5% for lending interest rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Brunei peaked at 6.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1999.
Brunei ranks 109th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brunei
- Net migration 0 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.91 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 40.1% (2025)
- Broad money 89.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.31 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Brunei?
- Lending interest rate in Brunei was 5.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1999.
- How does Brunei rank for lending interest rate?
- Brunei ranks 109th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.