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Country Report Brunei March 2011
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HTMLEconomic structure: Annual indicators
| 2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | |
| GDP at market prices (Br$ bn) | 18.2 | 18.5 | 20.4 | 15.6 | 16.7 |
| GDP (US$ bn) | 11.5 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 12.2 |
| Real GDP growth (%) | 4.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -1.8b | 1.0 |
| Consumer price inflation (av; %) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Population (m) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Current-account balance (US$ m) | 5,229.4 | 4,828.4 | 6,938.9 | 3,977.4b | – |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | 459.8 | 625.5 | 710.5 | 996.7 | – |
| Exchange rate (av) Br$:US$ | 1.59 | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.36a |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. | |||||
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| Origins of gross domestic product 2008 | % of total | Components of gross domestic product 2009 | % of total |
| Oil & gas sector | 70.1 | Private consumption | 24.4 |
| Non-energy sector | 29.9 | Government consumption | 23.3 |
| Gross fixed investment | 17.5 | ||
| Exports of goods & services | 72.8 | ||
| Imports of goods & services | -35.8 | ||
| Principal exports 2009 | Br$ m | Principal imports 2009 | Br$ m |
| Crude petroleum | 5,049.0 | Machinery & transport equipment | 1,382.6 |
| Natural gas | 4,974.5 | Manufactured goods | 781.1 |
| Garments | 56.7 | Food | 422.5 |
| Main destinations of exports 2009 | % of total | Main origins of imports 2009 | % of total |
| Japan | 46.1 | Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 51.8 |
| South Korea | 11.6 | US | 13.0 |
| Indonesia | 10.8 | EU | 10.3 |
| Australia | 8.6 | Japan | 8.9 |
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