Brunei’s consumer prices dropped 0.7% yoy in December 2025, deepening from a 0.1% fall in the previous month and marking the steepest decline since October 2024. Downward price pressures came from clothing and footwear (-3.6% vs -2.0% in November), housing and utilities (-0.3% vs 0.1%), furnishings and household maintenance (-1.2% vs 0.1%), transport (-0.9% vs 0.1%), recreation and culture (-2.7% vs -1.1%), communication (-0.1% vs -0.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-1.2% vs -1.0%). In contrast, costs rose further for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5% vs 0.4%), health (0.2% vs 0.1%), education (0.3% vs 0.3%), and restaurants and hotels (0.4% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.3%, steeper than a 0.1% gain in November and the fastest pace in three months. source: Department of Economic Planning and Development, Brunei

Inflation Rate in Brunei decreased to -0.70 percent in December from -0.10 percent in November of 2025. Inflation Rate in Brunei averaged 0.70 percent from 2007 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent in August of 2022 and a record low of -1.60 percent in December of 2016. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brunei Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brunei Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Inflation Rate in Brunei decreased to -0.70 percent in December from -0.10 percent in November of 2025. Inflation Rate in Brunei is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brunei Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.30 percent in 2027 and 1.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 106.50 106.20 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 0.50 0.40 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY -0.70 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.10 percent Dec 2025


Brunei Inflation Rate
In Brunei, the most important categories in the consumer price index are transport (20 percent of the total weight) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (19 percent). The index also includes: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (12 percent); hotels and restaurants (11 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (8 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine (7 percent); education (7 percent); recreation and cultural activities (7 percent); communication (6 percent); clothing and footwear (4 percent); and health (1 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.70 -0.10 4.50 -1.60 2007 - 2025 percent Monthly
2015=100

News Stream
Brunei Consumer Prices Fall the Most in 14 Months
Brunei’s consumer prices dropped 0.7% yoy in December 2025, deepening from a 0.1% fall in the previous month and marking the steepest decline since October 2024. Downward price pressures came from clothing and footwear (-3.6% vs -2.0% in November), housing and utilities (-0.3% vs 0.1%), furnishings and household maintenance (-1.2% vs 0.1%), transport (-0.9% vs 0.1%), recreation and culture (-2.7% vs -1.1%), communication (-0.1% vs -0.2%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-1.2% vs -1.0%). In contrast, costs rose further for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5% vs 0.4%), health (0.2% vs 0.1%), education (0.3% vs 0.3%), and restaurants and hotels (0.4% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.3%, steeper than a 0.1% gain in November and the fastest pace in three months.
2026-01-27
Brunei Consumer Prices Inch Lower
Brunei’s consumer prices declined 0.1% yoy in November 2025, reversing a 0.1% increase in the previous month and marking the eighth time of drop so far this year. Costs fell further for communication (-0.2% vs -0.2% in October), recreation and culture (-1.1% vs -0.4%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-1.0% vs -1.0%). At the same time, prices of clothing and footwear were 2.0% lower, swinging from a 1.9% increase in October. Meanwhile, price growth slowed for transport (0.1% vs 0.3%) and health (0.1% vs 0.5%). Simultaneously, inflation held steady for food and non-alcoholic beverages (at 0.4%), housing and utilities (at 0.1%), education (at 0.3%), and restaurants and hotels (at 0.2%). Meantime, the cost of furnishings and household maintenance added 0.1%, following a 0.4% drop previously. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1%, shifting from a 0.2% fall in October.
2025-12-26
Brunei Consumer Prices Rise the Most in 21 Months
Brunei’s consumer prices rose 0.1% yoy in October 2025, after a 0.03% increase in the previous month and marking the second straight month of gains. It was also the fastest pace since January 2024, driven mainly by a further increase in food and non-alcoholic beverage costs (0.4% vs 0.4% in September), with notable rises in fruits, fish and seafood, and coffee, tea and cocoa. Additional upward pressures came from housing and utilities (0.1% vs 0.1%), transport (0.3% vs 0.7%), clothing and footwear (1.9% vs -1.4%), health (0.5% vs 0.5%), education (0.3% vs 0.3%), and restaurants and hotels (0.2% vs 0.2%). Meanwhile, declines deepened for furnishings and household maintenance (-0.4% vs -0.7%), communication (-0.2% vs -0.3%), and miscellaneous goods and services (-1.1% vs -1.3%). Recreation and culture costs fell 0.4%, reversing the prior 0.1% gain. On a monthly basis, consumer prices slipped 0.2%, reversing a 0.4% rise in September, which had been the largest increase in nine months.
2025-11-23