Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 46.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brunei, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 46.4% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brunei peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2018.
Brunei ranks 146th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 86.7% | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 89.7% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 79.6% | -20.4% |
| 1968 | 85.4% | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 84.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 93.1% | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 88.1% | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 84.3% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 88.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 86.5% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 90.5% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 89.0% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 88.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 87.6% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 83.5% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.7% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 76.4% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 46.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 59% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 46.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 78% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.4% | 79.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.2% | 84.3% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 82.1% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 71.5% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 59.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 39.4% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 46.4% | 59.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Brunei?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Brunei was 46.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2018.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Brunei ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.