Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei
Brunei: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Brunei is 23.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Brunei peaked at 88.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2024.
Brunei ranks 195th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 53.5% | — |
| 1963 | 58.1% | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 66.5% | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 69.7% | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 71.3% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 64.6% | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 73.9% | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 72.3% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 74.9% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 85.4% | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 76.9% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 74.8% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 78.6% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 79.9% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 77.5% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 77.5% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 76.9% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 79.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 75.6% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 71.6% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 76.1% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 84.7% | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +2.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 23.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 35% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 40% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -51.2% | 52.2% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.2% | 53.5% | 73.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 74.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 71.6% | 79.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 79.9% | 88.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 79.3% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 55.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 23.2% | 52.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 37.1% compare
- 193 Micronesia (country) 36.1% compare
- 194 United States Virgin Islands 24.1% compare
- 196 Tuvalu 15.5% compare
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (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 manufactures imports in Brunei?
- Manufactures imports in Brunei was 23.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for manufactures imports?
- Brunei ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.