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Latest Highlights              H1 2025

In H1 2025, the current account balance continued to record a surplus amounted at BND1,636.1 million mainly supported by surplus in Goods account valued at BND2,418.6 million and Primary Income valued at BND383.5 million.

Meanwhile, the Financial account recorded a net outflow of BND1,240.0 million. This was mainly due to Other investments net outflow of BND1,558.1 million. On the other hand, Direct Investments inflows at BND283.1 million compared to BND34.5 million in 2023, this is caused by increase in equity during the first-half 2025 compared to negative equity at BND213.8 million in 2024


                                     
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Summary Data

​BND million
​​ 2021 2022 2023 2024pH1 2025
Current Account2,110.04,501.02,611.02,986.2
1,636.1​
Goods
3,600.37,105.35,103.24,960.4
​2,418.6
  Exports14,783.419,484.015,094.114,502.3
​6,767.7
  Imports11,183.112,378.69,990.99,841.8
​4,349.1
Services-935.9
-1,169.5
-1,749.3
-1,784.4
​-689.1
  Receipts269.3388.2456.6547.2
​281.8
  Payments1,205.21,557.72,205.92,331.6
​970.9
Primary Income120.5(509.7)260.6655.5
​383.5
  Receipts1,288.3757.41,286.21,335.0
​654.1
  Payments1,167.81,267.21,025.6679.5
​270.6
Secondary income-674.9
-925.2
-1,003.4
-845.3
​-476.9
  Receipts89.367.177.289.6
​37.0
  Payments764.2992.31,080.7934.9
​513.9
    
Capital Account-----​
    
Financial Account(160.5)3,290.72,473.42,406.2
1,240.0​
  Direct Investment Abroad----​-
  Direct Investment in Brunei275.1-403.2
-68.6
34.5
​283.1
  Portfolio Investment Assets-318.7
628.7
-363.8
975.4
​-34.9
  Portfolio Investment Liabilities-----​
  Other Investment Assets292.61,196.51,841.21,611.1
​556.6
  Other Investment Liabilities-140.8
-1,062.3
-927.5
145.8
​-1,001.5
  Current+capital-financial account balance
2,270.51,210.3137.6
580.0
​-147.7
    
Net Errors and Omissions-797.7
-1,103.6
-1,076.0
-729.3
​-830.7
Reserve Assets1,472.8106.6-938.4-149.4
​-434.6