Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei
Brunei: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was -13.8 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei is -13.8 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 731.2% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei peaked at 33.7 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -22.87 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Brunei ranks 166th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 14.31 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 24.16 % change on previous year | +68.8% |
| 1993 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1994 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -314.0% |
| 1995 | 15.88 % change on previous year | -316.2% |
| 1996 | 21.16 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1997 | -16.66 % change on previous year | -178.7% |
| 1998 | -13.44 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1999 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2000 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +71.6% |
| 2001 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -150.5% |
| 2002 | 13.76 % change on previous year | +337.1% |
| 2003 | -8.25 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2004 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 2005 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 2007 | 13.35 % change on previous year | +221.9% |
| 2008 | 11.06 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2009 | -0.8472 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2010 | -0.3119 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 2011 | 33.7 % change on previous year | -10907.0% |
| 2012 | 20.59 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 2013 | 14.53 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 2014 | -22.87 % change on previous year | -257.4% |
| 2015 | -8.92 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2016 | -10.8 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2018 | 28.07 % change on previous year | +2082.6% |
| 2019 | 13.77 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2020 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2021 | 26.99 % change on previous year | -1502.9% |
| 2022 | 11.53 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2023 | -7.78 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 2024 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2025 | -13.8 % change on previous year | +731.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's -13.8 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.71 % change on previous year. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's -13.8 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.77 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +10907.0% | -0.3119 % change on previous year | 33.7 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +2082.6% | 1.29 % change on previous year | 28.07 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1502.9% | -1.92 % change on previous year | 26.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.58 % change on previous year | -16.66 % change on previous year | 24.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -8.25 % change on previous year | 13.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -22.87 % change on previous year | 33.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -13.8 % change on previous year | 26.99 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 163 Bolivia -10.44 % change on previous year compare
- 164 American Samoa -12.57 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Iran -13.5 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Venezuela -16.88 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Botswana -18.99 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Armenia -23.7 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- 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 value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Brunei was -13.8 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.87 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Brunei ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.