Brunei vs Tuvalu: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Brunei
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 23.7% against 15.5% in Tuvalu, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.5 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 195th and Tuvalu ranks 196th of 196 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.4% | 41.4% | 35.0% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 48.0% | 28.9% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 53.8% | 27.1% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 24.5% | 56.4% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Brunei or Tuvalu?
- Brunei, at 23.7% against 15.5% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Brunei and Tuvalu?
- 8.2%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Tuvalu?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Brunei and Tuvalu rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Brunei ranks 195th and Tuvalu ranks 196th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.