Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 1.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 1.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is down 87.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei peaked at 18.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.
Brunei ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.7% | — |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +45.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -49.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -42.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +107.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -66.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +90.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +201.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -43.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +104.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -32.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -67.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +241.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -42.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +22.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -64.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +78.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +65.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +41.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -70.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +364.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +95.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +596.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -64.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +115.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -87.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 12% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +596.7% | 2.6% | 18.0% |
| 1999 | +364.1% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 1.3% | 10.2% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Brunei was 1.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Brunei ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.