Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei
Brunei: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 8.3% for food imports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Brunei peaked at 35.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2022.
That places Brunei 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 35.1% | — |
| 1963 | 32.0% | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 25.4% | -20.7% |
| 1965 | 23.5% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 21.2% | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 26.3% | +24.3% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | -27.3% |
| 1969 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 17.2% | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | +71.6% |
| 1973 | 19.4% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -48.1% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 64% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 8.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.9%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.3% | 19.1% | 35.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 10.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 15.2% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.4% | 17.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Brunei?
- Food imports in Brunei was 8.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for food imports?
- Brunei ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.