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Latest Highlights
2024
1. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flows FDI flows into Brunei Darussalam amounted to BND34.5 million, an increase from -BND68.6 million in the previous year. This growth was driven by an increase in debt instruments, which valued at BND248.2 million, as FDI companies in Brunei Darussalam incurred new debts (loans) from their parent and sister companies abroad. However, equity investments decreased in 2024, totaling -BND213.7 million, due to lower profits reinvested and higher dividend payments.
The highest FDI flows into Brunei Darussalam were dominated by the Financial and Insurance Activities, amounting to BND76.3 million. This was followed by the Mining and Quarrying sector, which accounted for BND35.9 million, and the Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities, amounting for BND1.8 million.
2. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stock: FDI stock declined by 4.4 per cent, from BND8,960.8 million in Q4 2023 to BND8,567.6 in Q4 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in equity investments by 8.3 per cent, totaling BND7,090.6 million. However, there was an increase in debt instruments by 19.9 per cent (BND1,477.0 million). The Manufacturing sector was the largest contributor to FDI stock in 2024, accounting for 40.6 per cent, followed by the Mining and Quarrying sector at 34.9 per cent, and the Financial and Insurance Activities contributed 14.8 per cent. Hong Kong SAR emerged as the main contributor to FDI stock in Brunei Darussalam in 2024, accounting for 35.7 per cent, followed by the United Kingdom at 31.5 per cent and the Netherlands at 11.4 per cent.
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TECHNICAL NOTES
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Summary Data
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2023
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2024
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BND Million |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Total |
Q1 |
Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Total
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Foreign Direct Investment Flows
by Component |
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| Equity
| 116.0 | -24.5 | 115.3 | 130.1 | 336.9 | 167.7 | 49.5
| 61.2
| -492.1
| -213.7
| | Debt Instruments | -351.2 | -396.1 | -31.0 | 372.8 | -405.5 | -431.8 |
-36.3 | 234.2
| 482.1
| 248.2
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Total FDI Flows |
-235.2 |
-420.6 |
84.3 |
502.9 |
-68.6 |
-264.1 | 13.2
| 295.4
| -10.0
| 34.5
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2023 |
2024
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Year-on-Year Change %
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BND Million |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2
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Q3
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Q4
| | Foreign Direct Investment Stock
by Component | | Equity | 7,506.3 | 7,500.9 | 7,591.5 | 7,728.6 | 7,450.1 | 7,512.7 | 7,575.3
| 7,090.6
| -8.3
| | Debt Instruments | 1,084.8 | 698.8 | 857.5 | 1,232.2 | 815.9 | 769.7 | 997.1
| 1,477.0
| 19.9
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Total FDI Stock |
8,591.1 |
8,199.7 |
8,449.0 |
8,960.8 |
8,266.0 | 8,282.4
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8,572.4 |
8,567.6 |
-4.4 |
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