Country
Brunei Darussalam BRN
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +0.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap80.2
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth56.2
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity84.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance63.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Brunei Darussalam sovereign credibility, in brief
Brunei Darussalam scores 63.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 3 of 14 in East Asia & Pacific, the 86th percentile of the region. The score is unchanged over the past seven days. CPI 0.3% (implicit target) — adequate credibility (63/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 3/14 in East Asia & Pacific · 86th percentile
Region avg 54.8 · best 65.6 · worst 16.6
Ranked either side
- Hong Kong SAR, China 65.6
- Solomon Islands 64.6
- Singapore 62.1
- Timor-Leste 61.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +30.5%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +18.1%
- as of 2026-10-10
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 106.3 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 18.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 0.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 20.8K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -64.3% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 7.9 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 123.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 5.4% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $32,235 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 63.6% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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