Brunei vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Brunei
22,512 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
2,493 current US$ per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Brunei
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 22,512 current US$ per person against 2,493 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 20,019 current US$ per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 9.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 690.56 current US$ per person | 15.39 current US$ per person | 675.17 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 1970s | 6,205 current US$ per person | 51.86 current US$ per person | 6,153 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 14,077 current US$ per person | 126.83 current US$ per person | 13,951 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 8,269 current US$ per person | 248.31 current US$ per person | 8,021 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 16,589 current US$ per person | 741.74 current US$ per person | 15,847 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2010s | 20,926 current US$ per person | 1,586 current US$ per person | 19,340 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 23,639 current US$ per person | 2,201 current US$ per person | 21,438 current US$ per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Brunei or Upper middle income?
- Brunei, at 22,512 current US$ per person against 2,493 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Brunei and Upper middle income?
- 20,019 current US$ per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.