Bank assets as a share of GDP fell 8.20% to 117% in Brunei in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank assets as a share of GDP in Brunei reached an all time high of 128% in 2016 and an all time low of 35.9% in 2008. When compared to Brunei's main peers, bank assets as a share of GDP in Indonesia amounted to 53.6%, 188% in Malaysia, 86.5% in Philippines and 193% in Vietnam in 2017.
Brunei has been ranked 42nd within the group of 129 countries we follow in terms of bank assets as a share of GDP, 53 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Assets (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 276% | 269% | 250% | 216% | 210% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 109% | 128% | 117% | 103% | 112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 126% | 133% | 146% | 162% | 180% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 285% | 309% | 320% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 53.0% | 53.5% | 53.6% | 54.1% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 203% | 199% | 188% | 189% | 187% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 80.7% | 84.3% | 86.5% | 83.8% | 85.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 263% | 272% | 264% | 260% | 269% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 116% | 113% | 111% | 109% | 112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 166% | 180% | 193% | 153% | 159% | ... |
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