Brunei vs Japan: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Brunei
61.3%
in 2023
Japan
61.7%
in 2023
Brunei rank
116th
Japan rank
114th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Brunei
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61.7% against 61.3% in Brunei, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 116th and Japan ranks 114th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.9% | 68.5% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.0% | 72.8% | 5.2% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 79.3% | 9.9% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 79.4% | 7.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.8% | 2.1% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 62.0% | 9.1% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 60.1% | 0.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Brunei or Japan?
- Japan, at 61.7% against 61.3% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Brunei and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Brunei ranks 116th and Japan ranks 114th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.