Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Brunei
Brunei: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in Brunei stood at 44.3%.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Brunei peaked at 71.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2003.
Brunei ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2% | — |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +146.9% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | -7.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 44.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 94% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 44.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +146.9% | 22.4% | 55.3% |
| 2020 | +37.9% | 51.5% | 71.1% |
| 2018 | +36.4% | 33.8% | 46.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 33.8% | 56.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 44.3% | 71.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 64 Slovakia 45.7% compare
- 65 New Zealand 45.1% compare
- 66 Solomon Islands 44.8% compare
- 68 South Africa 44.2% compare
- 69 Andorra 44.0% compare
- 70 Indonesia 44.0% compare
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 23.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 24.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 443.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Brunei?
- Computer, communications and other services in Brunei was 44.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2003.
- How does Brunei rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Brunei ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.