Cost of moneyBrunei
Savings vs inflation in Brunei
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Brunei's savings vs inflation is 0.61 % — #36 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
0.61%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Brunei currently gains about 0.6 pp of purchasing power a year.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #36 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 48 %
- 33 of 69 countries
In Asia: #11 of 19vs median 0.87 %: −0.26 pp (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Brunei |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Belize | 0.92 % | +0.31 pp |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.87 % | +0.26 pp |
| 36 | Brunei | 0.61 % | — |
| 37 | South Korea | 0.61 % | — |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0.58 % | −0.03 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.