Merchandise trade in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise trade was 110.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Brunei, 1965–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brunei 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 peaked at 258.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1980.
Brunei 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.
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
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 443.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 16.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 44.3% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Brunei?
- Merchandise trade in Brunei was 110.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 258.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1980.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise trade?
- Brunei ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.