Brunei Darussalam vs Singapore: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Singapore
How they compare
Brunei Darussalam currently reports 18.0% against 16.7% in Singapore, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 20.2% | 15.4% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.3% | 2.9% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 17.7% | 4.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Brunei Darussalam or Singapore?
- Brunei Darussalam, at 18.0% against 16.7% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Brunei Darussalam and Singapore?
- 1.3%, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Singapore rank globally for current account balance?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 9th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.