Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Brunei Darussalam

Reserves in months of imports in Brunei Darussalam in 2025 — 7.91 months. Ranked 14 in the world out of 87. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 300.4%.

2025 7.91 months +43.55% vs 2024
World rank 14of 87
Period maximum 9.21 months2016
Period minimum 1.97 months2001

Trend over time

2001–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Brunei Darussalam, 2001–202502.557.5102001200420072010201320162019202220252001: 1.97 months2002: 2.13 months2003: 2.29 months2004: 2.24 months2005: 2.18 months2006: 2.06 months2007: 2.28 months2008: 2 months2009: 4.09 months2010: 3.85 months2011: 4.41 months2012: 5.06 months2013: 4.78 months2014: 6.36 months2015: 7.6 months2016: 9.21 months2017: 8.98 months2018: 6.2 months2019: 6.86 months2020: 6.91 months2021: 5.93 months2022: 5.48 months2023: 5.47 months2024: 5.51 months2025: 7.91 months
Change over the period: +5.93 (+300.44%) Average annual rate: 5.95 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 7.91 months
World 8.89 months
East Asia & Pacific 11.35 months
Reserves in months of imports — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 7.91 +2.4 +43.55%
2024 5.51 +0.04 +0.73%
2023 5.47 −0.02 −0.28%
2022 5.48 −0.45 −7.52%
2021 5.93 −0.98 −14.21%
2020 6.91 +0.05 +0.7%
2019 6.86 +0.66 +10.66%
2018 6.2 −2.78 −30.97%
2017 8.98 −0.22 −2.43%
2016 9.21 +1.61 +21.16%
2015 7.6 +1.24 +19.48%
2014 6.36 +1.58 +32.94%
2013 4.78 −0.28 −5.48%
2012 5.06 +0.65 +14.78%
2011 4.41 +0.56 +14.54%
2010 3.85 −0.24 −5.93%
2009 4.09 +2.09 +104.67%
2008 2 −0.28 −12.29%
2007 2.28 +0.21 +10.37%
2006 2.06 −0.11 −5.12%
2005 2.18 −0.07 −3.05%
2004 2.24 −0.04 −1.77%
2003 2.29 +0.15 +7.11%
2002 2.13 +0.16 +8.07%
2001 1.97

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.