Merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Merchandise trade was 110.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam, 1965–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 110.0% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 258.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1980.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 19th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 88.6% | — |
| 1966 | 94.2% | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 90.6% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 100.1% | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 258.7% | +158.8% |
| 1972 | 104.1% | -59.7% |
| 1973 | 110.6% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | -54.6% |
| 1975 | 53.0% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 47.7% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 49.4% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 50.2% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 140.2% | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 140.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 124.0% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 120.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 110.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 88.6% | 100.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 50.2% | 258.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 47.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 53.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 72.7% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 66.3% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.5% | 99.5% | 140.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More private sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,944 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam?
- Merchandise trade in Brunei Darussalam was 110.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 258.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1980.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for merchandise trade?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.