Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Brunei
Brunei: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Brunei is 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Brunei peaked at 0.5703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Brunei 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Brunei, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.3447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.3355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3685 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5049 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5028 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4673 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3788 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2387 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 0.274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3179 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3833 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.524 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5443 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5049 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4673 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 52 Greenland 0.473 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.4688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Mozambique 0.4682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Switzerland 0.4548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Lebanon 0.453 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Denmark 0.4522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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, per unit of gdp in Brunei?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Brunei was 0.4633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Brunei rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.