Brunei — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 2000–2025 · 26 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for Brunei was −18.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −13.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −5.63 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −10.3% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 2000–2025
- The underlying source, downloadable
Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -18.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -13.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -11.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.13 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.38 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -19.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -5.59 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.15 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -13.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -16.7 % of GDP |