How does Brunei rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Brunei ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.

Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Brunei?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Brunei

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Brunei
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Brunei: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit was 0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 28.1%

World rank

17th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Brunei, 1965–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Brunei stood at 0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 28.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Brunei peaked at 0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

That places Brunei 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1965 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1967	0.5833 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66414.4%
1968	0.5716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1969	0.5474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1971	0.5367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1972	0.6513 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1973	0.8052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1974	0.4278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.9%
1975	0.4161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1976	0.4241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1977	0.4414 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1978	0.4417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1979	0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1980	0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1981	0.4183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1982	0.4238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1983	0.4248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1984	0.417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1985	0.3914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1986	0.429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1987	0.3865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1988	0.3763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1989	0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1990	0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1991	0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1992	0.6163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.4%
1993	0.5852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1994	0.5076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1995	0.4395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1996	0.478 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1997	0.5089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1998	0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
1999	0.4036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2000	0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2001	0.5754 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.0%
2002	0.563 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2003	0.617 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2004	0.6527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2005	0.6381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2006	0.603 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2007	0.5727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2008	0.6636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2009	0.6019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2010	0.6483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2011	0.6728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2012	0.6815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2013	0.632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2014	0.6208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2015	0.4913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2016	0.4307 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2017	0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2018	0.4831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2019	0.5384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2020	0.5503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2021	0.7862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.9%
2022	0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2023	0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.1%

Brunei compared with similar countries

Brunei's 0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Brunei's 0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit 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
1967	+66414.4%	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5833 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1992	+61.4%	0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6163 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5833 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1970s	0.5093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1980s	0.4057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.463 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.5659 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4307 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Brunei

14 Mongolia 0.7483 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Hungary 0.7418 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
16 Czechia 0.7402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Gabon 0.6534 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 United Arab Emirates 0.6131 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Faroe Islands 0.5951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Brunei?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Brunei was 0.6973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Brunei?: The highest recorded value was 0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Brunei?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Brunei rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Brunei ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Brunei?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.