Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei
Brunei: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.1% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Brunei peaked at 0.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Brunei ranks 194th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -72.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +122.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -69.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +177.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +215.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +156.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +23.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -65.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -44.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -52.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -56.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +58.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -93.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +19340.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -78.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +87.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +99.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +122.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +57.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +246.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +142.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -71.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -54.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +73.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +131.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -45.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -39.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +19340.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Brunei?
- Food exports in Brunei was 0.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Brunei rank for food exports?
- Brunei ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.