Brunei Darussalam's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) was US$4.01 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 37.96% from US$2.91 billion in 2015 (3.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.01 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.36 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.91 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$8.77 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$1.36 billion | 2020 |
| Average since 2016 | US$2.98 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$2.56 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) rose 8.2% on 2024 (from US$3.71 billion to US$4.01 billion).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +8.2% and a typical year strayed about 38.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 96.2% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 60.9% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$261.77 million a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Brunei Darussalam had the 40th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods is the difference between the exports and imports of goods. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 25 values
| Year | Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,014,197,547 |
| 2024 | 3,708,947,272 |
| 2023 | 3,797,778,605 |
| 2022 | 5,152,853,832 |
| 2021 | 2,666,387,624 |
| 2020 | 1,359,173,252 |
| 2019 | 2,210,515,470 |
| 2018 | 2,364,678,329 |
| 2017 | 2,402,780,647 |
| 2016 | 2,153,264,280 |
Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$29.07 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$5.57 billion (2025)
- China — US$1.06 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — −US$1.73 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$1.31 billion (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$9.39 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$49.85 billion (2025)
- Japan — −US$3.74 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — −US$253.24 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$138.07 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Brunei Darussalam
- GDP (current US$) — US$15.03 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 19.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$32,235 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 42,150 (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$61.81 million (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 0.41% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$177.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 232.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Brunei Darussalam's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP)?
- US$4.01 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 56.76% from US$2.56 billion in 2001 (1.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8.77 billion in 2012 and the lowest US$1.36 billion in 2020.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank?
- 40th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?
- In 2025, Brunei Darussalam's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) rose 8.2% on 2024 (from US$3.71 billion to US$4.01 billion). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2024), the average change was +8.2% and a typical year strayed about 38.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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