Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 117.0% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 47.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 1971.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 163rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.8% | — |
| 1971 | -8.9% | -118.6% |
| 1972 | -1.4% | -84.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -104.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -62.0% |
| 1976 | -1.0% | -3069.9% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -91.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -224.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -94.8% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -3230.6% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -34.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -158.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -77.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +402.5% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | -374.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -99.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -812.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +1878.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -42.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +8210.6% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +264.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -52.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +176.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +95.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -60.5% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | -199.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -392.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +70.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -68.7% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -218.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -78.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -151.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +117.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | -8.9% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 0.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -1.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -1.7% | 4.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,928 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -12.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 16,774 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6804 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,934 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -13.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Brunei Darussalam was 0.4% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 1971.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.