Travel services in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Travel services was 36.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Brunei Darussalam, 2001–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Brunei Darussalam stood at 36.4%.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 45.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 35th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.3% | — |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -76.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -81.6% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +613.3% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +135.2% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +15.0% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 36.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 36.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Brunei Darussalam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +613.3% | 1.5% | 10.6% |
| 2023 | +135.2% | 10.6% | 24.9% |
| 2021 | -81.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 32.7% | 45.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 27.8% | 40.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 1.5% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More economy & growth data for Brunei Darussalam
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 61.81 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 112.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 132.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3651 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 11,770 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 10,400 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Brunei Darussalam?
- Travel services in Brunei Darussalam was 36.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for travel services?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.