Brunei international reserves

Total reserves
$4.8B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
-0.6%
12-month change
+6.2%
High since 2000
$5.5B
December 2025

Monthly history (IMF)

$4.8 billion
July 2026+1,071.3% vs December 2000
$0M$1B$2B$3B$4B$5B$6BDec 2000Mar 2014Jul 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of July 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$3.4B · 72.1%
  • Gold$588M · 12.3%
  • SDRs$695M · 14.5%
  • IMF reserve position$48M · 1.0%

Gold

Tonnes
4.5 t
Market value
$588M
Share of reserves
12.3%

Tonnes of gold in reserves

4.5 t
July 2026+132.8% vs September 2011
1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 tSep 2011Feb 2019Jul 2026

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 10,248
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
31.8%
Months of imports covered
7.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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