Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei
Brunei: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 24.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Brunei is 24.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 269.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Brunei peaked at 24.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1977.
Brunei ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -60.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +221.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -50.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +622.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -47.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +70.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -59.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +36.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +195.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -82.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -44.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +81.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +136.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -32.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +6111.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -60.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +348.5% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +532.7% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -56.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +47.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -59.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -43.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +84.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +122.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +73.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +91.8% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +117.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 24.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 41% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 24.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +6111.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1966 | +622.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1997 | +532.7% | 1.3% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 8.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.0% | 24.3% | 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)
- Food exports 0.1% (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 manufactures exports in Brunei?
- Manufactures exports in Brunei was 24.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1977.
- How does Brunei rank for manufactures exports?
- Brunei ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.7%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.