Brunei Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-0.1

Units In

-0.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4.5 Aug 2022	-1.6 Dec 2016	0.64 %	2007-2025	N/A

In Brunei, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (19 percent of the total weight) and transport (18.8 percent). The index also includes: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (11 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine (11 percent); recreation and cultural activities (9.1 percent); hotels and restaurants (8.8 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (6.5 percent); communication (6.0 percent); clothing and footwear (4.2 percent); education (3.9 percent) and health (1.3 percent).

Latest Updates

Consumer prices in Brunei fell by 0.1% year-on-year in April 2025, easing from a 0.5% decline in the previous month and marking the third annual drop so far this year. Food and non-alcoholic beverages dropped the least since last September (-0.4% vs -0.6% in March) while costs continued to decline for housing and utilities (-0.2% vs -0.2%), furnishings and household maintenance (-0.2% vs -0.9%), transport (-1.1% vs -1.2%), communication (-0.5% vs -0.5%), recreation and culture (-1.6% vs -1.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-0.2% vs -0.2%). On the other hand, inflation held steady for education (0.3%) and accelerated for both health (1.5% vs 1.1%) and restaurants and hotels (0.4% vs 0.2%). Notably, clothing and footwear rebounded sharply, rising 8.4% after a 1.0% decline in March. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.3%, reversing a 0.5% drop in March.