International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Brunei
Brunei: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 2.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Brunei, 2001–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts in Brunei stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Brunei peaked at 3.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Brunei ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.8% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -78.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +220.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -8.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 64% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +220.6% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 7 |
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 in Brunei?
- International tourism, receipts in Brunei was 2.7% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Brunei ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.