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Brunei

0.5 million people

Brunei opened registration for BruneiID, a digital identity that replaces the e-Darussalam account, on 3 January 2026. Some services now require it. No CBDC work could be confirmed from sources reached.

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Digital ID · Goal 16.9

Digital ID in Brunei

Program
BruneiID (Brunei Identiti Digital)
Status
Available, partial uptake
National ID card
ID card compulsory
Biometrics
Not confirmed
Law
National Registration Act 2002 (amendment planned for digital ID)

BruneiID registration opened on 3 January 2026, and government has begun requiring it for authentication on selected services. Only people with a national ID card can get it. The page found no public law specific to BruneiID. The Personal Data Protection Order 2025 covers private-sector data.

Digital money · Goal 8.10

Central bank digital currency

Status
Research

Not confirmed.

On the record

What has happened, newest first

  1. 2026-01-03Rolling it out

    BruneiID registration opened; selected services now require it. SEAP (Nationality for All) — Brunei digital ID overview ↗

UN and WHO

How Brunei has voted

WHO
Accepted the 2024 rule changes
Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
No recorded objection
Migration compact (Dec 2018)
Didn't vote
Paris climate deal
Party
SDG Index 2026
69.0 · rank 87 of 169
Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
2

Sovereignty score

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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.