Brunei vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 110.0% against 45.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 64.4%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 2.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 19th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 28.2% | 66.5% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 30.4% | 57.9% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 29.2% | 22.8% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 33.4% | 28.0% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 41.8% | 35.7% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 46.4% | 34.0% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 122.5% | 43.8% | 78.7% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Brunei or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Brunei, at 110.0% against 45.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Brunei and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 64.4%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.