Brunei

Government debt in Brunei

Government debt in Brunei: 0.6% of GDP in 2006 and 1.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.6% of GDP
Since 2006
+1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
149 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in BruneiGovernment debt in Brunei: 0.6% of GDP in 2006 and 1.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.3% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 3.2% of GDP in 2014, the lowest 0.6% of GDP in 2006.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBrunei
20251.6
20241.6
20231.7
20221.3
20211.4
20202.2
20191.8
20181.9
20172.6
20163
20153
20143.2
20132.2
20122.1
20112.1
20101.1
20091.1
20080.9
20070.7
20060.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrunei
20261.3
20271.4
20281.4
20291.4
20301.3
20311.3

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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