Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Brunei
Brunei: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Brunei, 2001–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 53.2% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Brunei peaked at 77.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2020.
That places Brunei 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55.5% | — |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +57.2% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +37.3% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | -5.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 53.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 3.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 53.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +57.2% | 49.4% | 77.6% |
| 2022 | +37.3% | 54.6% | 74.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 49.4% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 46.4% | 77.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 43.6% | 74.9% | 6 |
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 transport services in Brunei?
- Transport services in Brunei was 53.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for transport services?
- Brunei ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.