Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Brunei
Brunei: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei, 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 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 peaked at 47.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 1971.
That places Brunei 164th out of 201 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 (% of GDP) in Brunei, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 19% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +8210.6% | 0.1% | 7.6% |
| 1980 | -3230.6% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | -3069.9% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | +1878.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1988 | +812.6% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,496 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,093 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 782.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 1971.
- How does Brunei rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Brunei ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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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About this data
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.