International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Brunei
Brunei: International tourism, expenditures was 585.00 million current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Brunei, 2001–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 585.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Brunei peaked at 624.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 374.00 million current US$, in 2005.
Brunei ranks 86th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 456.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 398.00 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 469.00 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 382.00 million current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 374.00 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 408.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 430.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 459.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 477.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 591.00 million current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 624.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 616.00 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 459.00 million current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 499.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 504.00 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 585.00 million current US$ | +16.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 585.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 44% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 585.00 million current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 428.11 million current US$ | 374.00 million current US$ | 477.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 554.00 million current US$ | 459.00 million current US$ | 624.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Brunei?
- International tourism, expenditures in Brunei was 585.00 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 624.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 374.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Brunei rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Brunei ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.