Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Brunei
Brunei: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 12.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Brunei, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Brunei stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Brunei peaked at 87.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Brunei 120th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 43.0% | — |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +67.8% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -81.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +25.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 12.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.1%, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 0.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 33.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 37.1% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Brunei?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Brunei was 12.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Brunei ranks 120th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.