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Gross debt in Brunei

The government debt of Brunei refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.

The government debt in the period from 2001 to 2021 was between 27.4 million and 552.5 million USD. The highest level within the past 20 years was reached in 2014. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 352 million USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 791 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.


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Gross debt for the last 20 years in millions of USD




YearBrunei total% of GDPper capitaEU per capita
2001147.42 M USD2.63%434 USD9,104 USD
2002103.36 M USD1.77%298 USD10,039 USD
200358.18 M USD0.89%165 USD12,356 USD
200428.90 M USD0.37%80 USD14,056 USD
200527.37 M USD0.29%75 USD14,655 USD
200668.16 M USD0.59%184 USD15,092 USD
200783.84 M USD0.68%224 USD16,757 USD
2008135.64 M USD0.94%357 USD19,361 USD
2009119.12 M USD1.11%310 USD20,190 USD
2010152.55 M USD1.11%393 USD21,506 USD
2011394.31 M USD2.13%1,002 USD24,311 USD
2012400.13 M USD2.10%1,003 USD23,897 USD
2013399.62 M USD2.21%988 USD26,085 USD
2014552.49 M USD3.23%1,348 USD26,871 USD
2015381.85 M USD2.95%906 USD22,892 USD
2016342.58 M USD3.00%804 USD23,468 USD
2017342.68 M USD2.83%796 USD24,441 USD
2018350.81 M USD2.59%808 USD26,205 USD
2019346.87 M USD2.58%792 USD25,151 USD
2020342.97 M USD2.86%776 USD28,902 USD
2021352.14 M USD2.51%791 USD31,701 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Brunei       European Union


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