Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) was 120.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Brunei is 120.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Brunei peaked at 140.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2016.
Brunei ranks 14th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 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 | 120.8% | -2.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 120.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.9%, 2.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 120.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.4%, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +40.8% | 99.5% | 140.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 72.7% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 66.3% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.0% | 99.5% | 140.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 142.8% compare
- 12 Hungary 137.4% compare
- 13 Lesotho 125.3% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 120.8% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 120.3% compare
- 17 Cambodia 119.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 259.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,496 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,093 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 782.08 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Brunei?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Brunei was 120.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 140.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2016.
- How does Brunei rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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