Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.0% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 47.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 1971.
That places Brunei Darussalam 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 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
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.3833 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12,355 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,809 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5312 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 17,124 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9082 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei Darussalam was 0.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 1971.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.