Brunei vs High income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Brunei
0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income
0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brunei rank
12th
High income rank
15th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Brunei
  • High income
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.4702 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei's figure about 3.1 times High income's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 12th and High income ranks 15th of 203 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei High income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4734 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
1970s 0.567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.433 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
1980s 0.4123 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
1990s 0.3595 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
2000s 0.5999 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
2010s 0.5638 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
2020s 0.7283 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4962 current US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Brunei or High income?
Brunei, at 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Brunei and High income?
0.4702 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and High income?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brunei and High income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Brunei ranks 12th and High income ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.