Brunei vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 110.0% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 65.5%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 30.9% | 63.8% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 36.2% | 52.1% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 34.6% | 17.4% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 33.0% | 28.4% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 44.1% | 33.4% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 43.4% | 37.0% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 122.5% | 40.3% | 82.2% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Brunei or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 110.0% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65.5%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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.