Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 1.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.5% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei peaked at 9.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Brunei 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +56638.6% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +39.0% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | -57.4% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +31.4% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -48.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -54.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1191.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +403.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -88.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +38.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +28326.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -93.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -57.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +11745.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +5329.1% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +374.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -39.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -52.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +167.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -34.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +47.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -42.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -35.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 18% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +56638.6% | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| 1998 | +28326.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | +11745.1% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2003 | +5329.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| 1989 | +1191.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +403.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 0.0% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 0.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Brunei was 1.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Brunei ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.