Real interest rate in Brunei
Brunei: Real interest rate was 10.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Brunei, 1998–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, real interest rate in Brunei stood at 10.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Brunei peaked at 34.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -15.1%, in 2022.
That places Brunei 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | -4.4% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -12.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | -12.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | -15.1% | 21.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brunei
- Domestic credit to private sector 40.1% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.91 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Broad money 89.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.31 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Brunei?
- Real interest rate in Brunei was 10.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1% in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for real interest rate?
- Brunei ranks 21st out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.