Brunei faces complex diversification challenges
while it continues to contend with a protracted recovery since the pandemic. Real GDP
has rebounded moderately, driven mainly by the non-oil and gas (O&G) sector and
earlier than expected supply from a new O&G field in Q4 2023. Challenges persisted in
downstream and upstream O&G production until H1 and Q3 2023, respectively,
weakening fiscal and external positions in 2023.