Net domestic credit in Brunei
Brunei: Net domestic credit was 6.91 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net domestic credit in Brunei, 1999–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 6.91 billion current LCU for net domestic credit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit in Brunei peaked at 7.53 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.65 billion current LCU, in 2005.
Brunei ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 billion current LCU | 3.20 billion current LCU | 3.20 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.25 billion current LCU | 1.65 billion current LCU | 5.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 billion current LCU | 1.73 billion current LCU | 7.53 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 billion current LCU | 4.26 billion current LCU | 6.91 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brunei
- Domestic credit to private sector 40.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.3% (2025)
- Broad money 89.1% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.91 (2025)
- Net migration 0 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.31 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit in Brunei?
- Net domestic credit in Brunei was 6.91 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net domestic credit recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Brunei rank for net domestic credit?
- Brunei ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. 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.