International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Brunei
Brunei: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Brunei, 2001–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 38.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.5% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Brunei peaked at 254.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Brunei 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 155.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 113.00 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 124.00 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 181.00 million current US$ | +46.0% |
| 2005 | 191.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 224.00 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 233.00 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 242.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 254.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 92.00 million current US$ | -63.8% |
| 2013 | 96.00 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 79.00 million current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 147.00 million current US$ | +86.1% |
| 2016 | 144.00 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 177.00 million current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 190.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 217.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 38.00 million current US$ | -82.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.00 million current US$, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -82.5% | 217.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190.78 million current US$ | 113.00 million current US$ | 254.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 142.75 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 217.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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)
- 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 international tourism, receipts for travel items in Brunei?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Brunei was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 254.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Brunei ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.