Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Brunei, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Brunei is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Brunei peaked at 5.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Brunei 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.6% | — |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +257.9% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -91.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -73.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 1% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.2%, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +257.9% | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| 2008 | -91.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | -73.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| 2009 | +30.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2017 | -25.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 0.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 23.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 24.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 443.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Brunei?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Brunei was 0.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Brunei ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).