| Economy | Brunei |
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Economy - overview:
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Brunei has a small well-to-do economy that encompasses a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation, welfare measures, and village tradition. Crude oil and natural gas production account for just over half of GDP and more than 90% of exports. Per capita GDP is among the highest in Asia, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and free education through the university level and subsidizes rice and housing. A new monetary authority was established in January 2011 with responsibilities that include monetary policy, monitoring of financial institutions, and currency trading activities. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$21.11 billion (2011 est.)
$20.5 billion (2010 est.)
$19.99 billion (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$49,400 (2011 est.)
$49,300 (2010 est.)
$49,300 (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$15.6 billion (2011 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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2.8% (2011 est.)
2.6% (2010 est.)
-1.8% (2009 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 0.9%
industry: 72.3%
services: 26.8% (2011 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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16.7% of GDP (2011 est.) |
Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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2% (2011 est.)
0.4% (2010 est.) |
Central bank discount rate:
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void |
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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5.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2010 est.) |
Stock of money:
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$3.374 billion (30 March 2009)
$3.046 billion (31 December 2008) |
Stock of money - per capita:
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8,396 USD per capita |
Stock of quasi money:
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$8.151 billion (30 March 2009)
$4.551 billion (31 December 2008) |
Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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20,282 USD per capita |
Stock of domestic credit:
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$4.032 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.019 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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10,033 USD per capita |
Stock of narrow money:
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$3.275 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.954 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
Stock of broad money:
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$10.69 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$9.731 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
Labor force:
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188,800 (2008) |
Labor force participation rate:
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46.98 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 62.8%
services: 33% (2008 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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3.7% (2008)
3.4% (2007) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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void |
Budget:
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revenues: $5.565 billion
expenditures: $5.887 billion (2011 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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13,848 USD per capita |
Taxes and other revenues:
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35.7% of GDP (2011 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-2.1% of GDP (2011 est.) |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction |
Industrial production growth rate:
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-5.4% (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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3.218 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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8,008 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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3.054 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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7,600 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2009 est.) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2009 est.) |
Oil - production:
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159,400 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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396,626 bbl/day per capita |
Oil - consumption:
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17,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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15.44 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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153,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
Oil - imports:
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138 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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11.5 billion cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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28,615 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - consumption:
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2.69 billion cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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6,694 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - exports:
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8.81 billion cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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390.8 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs |
Current account balance:
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$3.977 billion (2009 est.)
$3.977 billion (2009 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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9,896 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$10.67 billion (2008)
$8.25 billion (2007) |
Exports per capita:
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26,550 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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crude oil, natural gas, garments |
Exports - partners:
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Japan 45.6%, South Korea 12%, Australia 11.9%, Indonesia 7.4%, China 7.1%, India 5.8%, NZ 5.1% (2010) |
Imports:
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$2.61 billion (2008 est.)
$2.055 billion (2007 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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6,495 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals |
Imports - partners:
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Singapore 33.5%, Malaysia 19.9%, China 13%, UK 6.9%, Japan 5.3%, Thailand 4.6%, US 4.4% (2010) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$1.563 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
$1.357 billion (31 December 2009 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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3,890 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$0 (2005) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA |
Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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void |
Currency (code):
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Bruneian dollar (BND) |
Exchange rates:
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Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar -
1.24 (2011)
1.36 (2010 est.)
1.45 (2009)
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Fiscal year:
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1 April - 31 March |
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