Trade in services in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Trade in services was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Brunei Darussalam, 2001–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Brunei Darussalam stood at 13.3%.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 25.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 141st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Trade in services in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +55.4% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 7.8% | 14.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9359 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 30,167 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,725 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,676 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3519 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Brunei Darussalam?
- Trade in services in Brunei Darussalam was 13.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for trade in services?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.