Country export capability

Brunei
export capability

A reported view of Brunei's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

BRN1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$11.2B2024 reported value
Latest imports$8.0B2024 reported value
Trade balance$3.2BExports minus imports
Export growth+0.6%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Brunei export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Brunei recorded $11.2B in exports and $8.0B in imports. The resulting $3.2B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +0.6% year on year and show a calculated +2% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

Australia received $2.2B in reported exports, representing 19.7% of the latest country total. Mineral fuels was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $8.5B and 76.1% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Brunei's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$15.3B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$33.2KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population462.7KReported population
Labor force225.4Reported labor force
Investment rate22.8%National investment rate
Savings rate57%National savings rate
Trade openness113.1%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP66.1%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education73.1%Education context
Tertiary education15.1%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Brunei
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
JapanJPNHigh attention99.9%71.8%1.8%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
PhilippinesPHLCritical attention47.4%45.2%19.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
Viet NamVNMHigh attention74.4%35.7%15.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
IndonesiaIDNHigh attention83.7%73.3%15.7%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
New ZealandNZLCritical attention100%54.6%5.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNWatch26.7%15.3%28.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
MalaysiaMYSHigh attention50.2%20.1%9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
TaiwanTWNHigh attention88.1%52.6%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHigh attention98.3%12.2%4.7%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
BrazilBRAHigh attention99.9%16.1%28.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Brunei
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Stable +1.1%
2ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.7B0%Stable -6.7%
3ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating +10.5%
4IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.7B0.2%Accelerating -0.5%
5ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining +20.6%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Declining +4%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing -8.8%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Growing +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Brunei.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Brunei
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$3.6B31.8%4
22711HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$2.9B25.6%7
32709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$2.1B18.5%1
42902HS4 detail codeOrganic chemicals (29) ↗$1.8B16%8
53102HS4 detail codeFertilisers (31) ↗$363.2M3.2%8
62905HS4 detail codeOrganic chemicals (29) ↗$190.8M1.7%13
78901HS4 detail codeShips and boats (89) ↗$60.1M0.5%2
83105HS4 detail codeFertilisers (31) ↗$45.6M0.4%6
92707HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$27.8M0.2%3
102901HS4 detail codeOrganic chemicals (29) ↗$20.2M0.2%3
118409HS4 detail codeMachinery (84) ↗$16.6M0.1%3
128803HS4 detail codeAircraft (88) ↗$15.9M0.1%4

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Brunei combines $11.2B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Brunei recorded $11.2B in reported exports and $8.0B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $3.2B. Exports changed +0.6% year on year and +2% annualized over three years. Mineral fuels (HS2 27) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Brunei exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Brunei
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1AustraliaAUS$2.2B19.7%-6.7%+12.6%
2ChinaCHN$2.0B17.6%+7.4%-3%
3JapanJPN$1.6B14.4%-1.6%-9.9%
4SingaporeSGP$1.4B12.1%-26.6%-8.5%
5MalaysiaMYS$673.6M6%-2.8%+7.5%
6ThailandTHA$610.7M5.4%+12.5%+5.9%
7Viet NamVNM$484.2M4.3%+179.4%+26.9%
8Republic of KoreaKOR$445.8M4%+32.7%+73.3%
9IndonesiaIDN$392.0M3.5%+23.4%+32.3%
10PhilippinesPHL$308.7M2.8%+18.8%-14.1%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$11.2B
2014
$10.0B
2015
$6.2B
2016
$4.6B
2017
$5.3B
2018
$6.4B
2019
$6.6B
2020
$6.9B
2021
$10.6B
2022
$14.0B
2023
$11.2B
2024
$11.2B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets23Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners3Country context
Average partner distance10,234 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA8.5%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share38.1%

Covered value under attention

Critical share3.1%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak35.8%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports94.2%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score1

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,190.4

Partner HHI

Product concentration1,580.5

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3BRN
Exports Usd$11.2B
Imports Usd$8.0B
Trade Balance Usd$3.2B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct0.6%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct5.3%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct2%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct0.8%
Export Partner Hhi1,190.4
Export Product Hhi1,580.5
Momentum Score1
Risk Score13.9
Gdp Million Usd15,340.81 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$33.2K
Population462,721
Labor Force225.4
Investment Rate Pct22.8%
Savings Rate Pct57%
Secondary Education Pct73.1%
Tertiary Education Pct15.1%
Total Factor Productivity1,738.5
Trade Openness Pct113.1%
Exports Gdp Pct66.1%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners23
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners3
Avg Partner Distance Km10,234 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta9
Pct Partners Shared Language1
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km10,428
Num Border Partners30
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.4
Pct Products High Elasticity66
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential33,968.7
Foreign Market Potential10,072.5

Exposure fields

Country Iso3BRN
All History Lane Count1,306
Current Lane Count303
Critical Lane Count8
High Attention Lane Count59
High Volatility Lane Count154
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count110
Declining Demand Lane Count2
Concentrated Market Lane Count142
Access Friction Lane Count52
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count21
Monitored Exports Current Usd$11.1B
Attention Exports Usd$4.2B
Critical Exports Usd$343.2M
High Volatility Exports Usd$4.0B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$4.0B
Non Fta Exports Usd$637.0M
Monitored Attention Share Pct38.1%
Monitored Critical Share Pct3.1%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct94.2%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct35.8%
Export Weighted Distance Km3,953 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$11.2B
Total Imports Latest Usd$8.0B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$3.2B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct0.6%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct2%
Gdp Latest Million Usd15,340.81 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$33.2K
Population Latest462,721
Investment Rate Latest Pct22.8%
Savings Rate Latest Pct57%
Trade Openness Latest Pct113.1%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct66.1%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest23
Foreign Market Potential Latest10,072.5
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct2.6%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct1.7%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.9%
Partner Hhi Latest1,190.4
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct19.7%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct51.8%
Partner Hhi All Avg2,071.1
Partner Hhi All Max3,120.7
Product Hhi Latest1,580.5
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct22.7%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct62%
Product Hhi All Avg3,722.3
Product Hhi All Max5,247.8
Total Exports Attention Share Pct37.8%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct3.1%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$2.6B$3.0B-$452.1MNot reportedNot reported
1996$2.9B$4.2B-$1.3B+11.9%Not reported
1997$3.0B$3.5B-$557.4M+2.6%Not reported
1998$2.5B$2.0B$413.0M-17.2%-1.7%
1999$1.5B$1.4B$73.4M-39%-19.7%
2000$3.6B$1.4B$2.2B+141.7%+6.9%
2001$3.5B$1.2B$2.3B-2.4%+12.9%
2002$3.6B$1.5B$2.1B+1.7%+33.9%
2003$4.3B$1.6B$2.6B+18.9%+5.7%
2004$5.3B$1.5B$3.8B+24%+14.5%
2005$6.6B$1.5B$5.0B+23.8%+22.2%
2006$7.7B$1.8B$5.8B+17%+21.6%
2007$7.6B$2.2B$5.4B-0.7%+12.9%
2008$10.6B$2.5B$8.1B+39.3%+17.4%
2009$6.9B$2.4B$4.5B-34.7%-3.3%
2010$8.7B$2.8B$5.9B+25.5%+4.5%
2011$12.1B$4.8B$7.2B+38.6%+4.3%
2012$12.8B$5.4B$7.4B+6.2%+22.7%
2013$11.2B$6.3B$4.9B-12.8%+8.7%
2014$10.0B$5.2B$4.9B-10.1%-5.9%
2015$6.2B$4.4B$1.8B-38.7%-21.7%
2016$4.6B$3.1B$1.6B-25%-25.5%
2017$5.3B$2.9B$2.4B+15.3%-19.1%
2018$6.4B$4.5B$1.9B+20.1%+1.3%
2019$6.6B$4.8B$1.8B+3.7%+12.8%
2020$6.9B$4.9B$2.0B+3.8%+8.9%
2021$10.6B$7.8B$2.8B+53.5%+18.2%
2022$14.0B$9.0B$5.0B+32.5%+28.3%
2023$11.2B$7.6B$3.6B-20.3%+17.5%
2024$11.2B$8.0B$3.2B+0.6%+2%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
127Mineral fuels$8.5B76.1%2329
229Organic chemicals$2.0B17.9%40169
331Fertilisers$408.8M3.6%2220
489Ships and boats$70.6M0.6%614
584Machinery$50.3M0.4%66448
671Precious stones and metals$20.9M0.2%1229
773Articles of iron or steel$19.4M0.2%45122
888Aircraft$16.7M0.1%2413
972Iron and steel$15.6M0.1%6130
1085Electrical machinery$11.8M0.1%63254

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12710Mineral fuels (27)$3.6B31.8%4
22711Mineral fuels (27)$2.9B25.6%7
32709Mineral fuels (27)$2.1B18.5%1
42902Organic chemicals (29)$1.8B16%8
53102Fertilisers (31)$363.2M3.2%8
62905Organic chemicals (29)$190.8M1.7%13
78901Ships and boats (89)$60.1M0.5%2
83105Fertilisers (31)$45.6M0.4%6
92707Mineral fuels (27)$27.8M0.2%3
102901Organic chemicals (29)$20.2M0.2%3
118409Machinery (84)$16.6M0.1%3
128803Aircraft (88)$15.9M0.1%4

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1AustraliaAUS$2.2B19.7%-6.7%+12.6%
2ChinaCHN$2.0B17.6%+7.4%-3%
3JapanJPN$1.6B14.4%-1.6%-9.9%
4SingaporeSGP$1.4B12.1%-26.6%-8.5%
5MalaysiaMYS$673.6M6%-2.8%+7.5%
6ThailandTHA$610.7M5.4%+12.5%+5.9%
7Viet NamVNM$484.2M4.3%+179.4%+26.9%
8Republic of KoreaKOR$445.8M4%+32.7%+73.3%
9IndonesiaIDN$392.0M3.5%+23.4%+32.3%
10PhilippinesPHL$308.7M2.8%+18.8%-14.1%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Japan (JPN)High attention99.9%71.8%1.8%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
2Philippines (PHL)Critical attention47.4%45.2%19.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3Viet Nam (VNM)High attention74.4%35.7%15.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
4Indonesia (IDN)High attention83.7%73.3%15.7%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
5New Zealand (NZL)Critical attention100%54.6%5.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
6China (CHN)Watch26.7%15.3%28.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7Malaysia (MYS)High attention50.2%20.1%9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8Taiwan (TWN)High attention88.1%52.6%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)High attention98.3%12.2%4.7%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
10Brazil (BRA)High attention99.9%16.1%28.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Nepal (NPL)310210new$35.9M55.4%100
2France (FRA)080550new$219.7M0.1%100
3Egypt (EGY)381239new$27.2M0.4%100
4Indonesia (IDN)290122new$230.7M5.4%100
5China (CHN)890510new$17.6M57.1%100
6China (CHN)730539new$1.4M8.8%100
7Israel (ISR)441012new$3.6M3%100
8Indonesia (IDN)930190new$48.5M0.8%100
9Peru (PER)310210new$152.8M2.6%100
10Saudi Arabia (SAU)730511new$968.1M0.8%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Stable (+1.1%)
2China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.7B0%Stable (-6.7%)
3China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating (+10.5%)
4India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.7B0.2%Accelerating (-0.5%)
5China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining (+20.6%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Declining (+4%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing (-8.8%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Growing (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Brunei export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Brunei export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Brunei.

What is the latest reported export value for Brunei?

Brunei recorded $11.2B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Brunei?

Australia leads by reported export value at $2.2B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Brunei's exports?

Mineral fuels leads by reported value at $8.5B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Brunei trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.