Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 61.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 61.3% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1968.
That places Brunei 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.9% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -98.5% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | +61.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 75.7% | +3464.9% |
| 1973 | 87.7% | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 85.7% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 92.7% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 90.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 95.0% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 93.1% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 91.1% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 87.0% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 89.7% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 83.9% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 87.5% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 98.3% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -0.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 61.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 76% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 61.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +3464.9% | 2.1% | 75.7% |
| 1967 | -98.5% | 100.0% | 1.5% |
| 1969 | +61.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.9% | 1.4% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.0% | 2.1% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 83.9% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 80.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 68.6% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 60.9% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 56.8% | 61.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 113 Malaysia 61.8% compare
- 114 Japan 61.7% compare
- 115 Equatorial Guinea 61.4% compare
- 117 United States 61.0% compare
- 118 Mauritania 60.7% compare
- 119 Lesotho 58.7% compare
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Brunei was 61.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1968.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Brunei ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.