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Brunei Darussalam · BN · BRN · BACI 96 · latest data 2024

Exports

$11.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $11,395 M65.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$7.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $7,840 M45.2% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$3.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $3,554 M

Total trade

$19.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $19,235 M56.5% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #99 of 225 exporters · top half · #127 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Brunei's exports grew from $2.5B in 1995 to $11.4B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $3.6B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Brunei per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$2,501 M	$2,976 M	−$475 M	$5,477 M
1996	$2,813 M	$4,038 M	−$1,224 M	$6,851 M
1997	$3,000 M	$3,266 M	−$266 M	$6,266 M
1998	$2,219 M	$2,209 M	$11 M	$4,428 M
1999	$2,313 M	$1,251 M	$1,062 M	$3,564 M
2000	$3,614 M	$1,343 M	$2,271 M	$4,956 M
2001	$3,568 M	$1,415 M	$2,153 M	$4,983 M
2002	$3,761 M	$2,003 M	$1,759 M	$5,764 M
2003	$4,719 M	$1,825 M	$2,894 M	$6,543 M
2004	$5,043 M	$1,661 M	$3,382 M	$6,705 M
2005	$6,154 M	$1,384 M	$4,769 M	$7,538 M
2006	$7,583 M	$2,164 M	$5,419 M	$9,747 M
2007	$7,218 M	$2,469 M	$4,750 M	$9,687 M
2008	$10,611 M	$2,945 M	$7,666 M	$13,556 M
2009	$6,621 M	$2,662 M	$3,960 M	$9,283 M
2010	$8,576 M	$2,925 M	$5,651 M	$11,500 M
2011	$11,855 M	$5,665 M	$6,190 M	$17,520 M
2012	$12,499 M	$5,077 M	$7,422 M	$17,576 M
2013	$10,739 M	$5,710 M	$5,029 M	$16,449 M
2014	$10,516 M	$4,589 M	$5,927 M	$15,105 M
2015	$6,403 M	$3,882 M	$2,520 M	$10,285 M
2016	$4,946 M	$2,977 M	$1,969 M	$7,924 M
2017	$5,484 M	$3,367 M	$2,117 M	$8,851 M
2018	$6,457 M	$4,704 M	$1,753 M	$11,162 M
2019	$6,893 M	$5,399 M	$1,494 M	$12,291 M
2020	$7,965 M	$5,952 M	$2,012 M	$13,917 M
2021	$10,459 M	$9,720 M	$740 M	$20,179 M
2022	$13,783 M	$9,437 M	$4,346 M	$23,220 M
2023	$10,946 M	$8,426 M	$2,520 M	$19,373 M
2024	$11,395 M	$7,840 M	$3,554 M	$19,235 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #80 → #99.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Brunei per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.05%	0.06%	#80	#80
1996	0.05%	0.08%	#80	#71
1997	0.05%	0.06%	#82	#88
1998	0.04%	0.04%	#88	#102
1999	0.04%	0.02%	#87	#121
2000	0.06%	0.02%	#83	#126
2001	0.06%	0.02%	#83	#124
2002	0.06%	0.03%	#83	#114
2003	0.06%	0.02%	#82	#120
2004	0.05%	0.02%	#84	#139
2005	0.06%	0.01%	#87	#153
2006	0.06%	0.02%	#86	#139
2007	0.05%	0.02%	#90	#144
2008	0.07%	0.02%	#86	#147
2009	0.05%	0.02%	#91	#145
2010	0.06%	0.02%	#90	#151
2011	0.07%	0.03%	#88	#134
2012	0.07%	0.03%	#85	#139
2013	0.06%	0.03%	#93	#138
2014	0.06%	0.03%	#94	#141
2015	0.04%	0.02%	#102	#142
2016	0.03%	0.02%	#113	#152
2017	0.03%	0.02%	#113	#151
2018	0.03%	0.02%	#109	#138
2019	0.04%	0.03%	#107	#134
2020	0.05%	0.03%	#98	#121
2021	0.05%	0.05%	#96	#111
2022	0.06%	0.04%	#94	#120
2023	0.05%	0.04%	#100	#124
2024	0.05%	0.03%	#99	#127

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Trading partners

Malaysia was Brunei's top trading partner in 2024, at 16.0% of total trade; the top five partners covered 62.6%.

Year

Top partner share: 16.0%
Top-5 share: 62.6%
Partners: 151
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.092

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Australia $2.0B

China $2.0B

Japan $1.8B

Singapore $1.3B

Thailand $641M

Malaysia $619M

South Korea $509M

Vietnam $487M

Indonesia $417M

Other Asia, nes $337M

Philippines $319M

United States $271M

India $269M

United Arab Emirates $2M

Russia $0M

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Top partners of Brunei in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Malaysia	$619 M	$2,451 M	$3,070 M	−$1,832 M
#2	China	$2,013 M	$701 M	$2,713 M	$1,312 M
#3	Australia	$2,036 M	$636 M	$2,672 M	$1,399 M
#4	Japan	$1,816 M	$76 M	$1,892 M	$1,740 M
#5	Singapore	$1,305 M	$395 M	$1,700 M	$910 M
#6	Russia	$0 M	$826 M	$826 M	−$826 M
#7	Indonesia	$417 M	$367 M	$784 M	$50 M
#8	Thailand	$641 M	$108 M	$750 M	$533 M
#9	Vietnam	$487 M	$197 M	$684 M	$290 M
#10	United Arab Emirates	$2 M	$578 M	$580 M	−$576 M
#11	South Korea	$509 M	$42 M	$551 M	$467 M
#12	United States	$271 M	$215 M	$486 M	$56 M
#13	Philippines	$319 M	$101 M	$421 M	$218 M
#14	India	$269 M	$120 M	$389 M	$150 M
#15	Other Asia, nes	$337 M	$19 M	$356 M	$319 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Brunei's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Brunei's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.343 → 0.116, a moderately concentrated export base across 107 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Brunei per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.343	0.274	48	44
1996	0.310	0.237	48	46
1997	0.243	0.142	64	88
1998	0.237	0.109	70	95
1999	0.264	0.203	52	57
2000	0.265	0.183	74	64
2001	0.237	0.122	84	94
2002	0.189	0.123	92	91
2003	0.196	0.102	90	96
2004	0.167	0.104	95	114
2005	0.212	0.178	81	72
2006	0.167	0.094	101	116
2007	0.190	0.111	106	115
2008	0.240	0.107	118	108
2009	0.249	0.126	114	132
2010	0.246	0.117	115	135
2011	0.244	0.134	112	129
2012	0.231	0.136	104	130
2013	0.215	0.140	108	129
2014	0.167	0.117	108	126
2015	0.165	0.102	113	132
2016	0.176	0.118	115	140
2017	0.144	0.129	121	164
2018	0.162	0.191	132	170
2019	0.170	0.073	128	177
2020	0.136	0.078	107	177
2021	0.145	0.092	107	173
2022	0.123	0.095	126	194
2023	0.134	0.101	120	182
2024	0.116	0.137	107	141

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