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Brunei: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

79 / 119

Importer Rank

99 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

27 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $6,573,636,942
Total Imports (2018) $4,164,052,430
Trade Balance (2018) $2,409,584,512
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 51.93%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 41.96%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Japan $2,282,379,465
Thailand $689,784,424
South Korea $614,808,173
Australia $578,379,703
Singapore $556,908,262
Malaysia $499,837,109
India $491,955,269
China $237,264,816
United States $58,267,229
Indonesia $43,876,108

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $1,641,411,361
Singapore $574,454,116
Malaysia $551,466,335
United States $360,898,392
Japan $160,661,209
United Kingdom $123,058,019
Thailand $108,552,498
South Korea $97,122,953
Germany $76,141,067
Indonesia $71,601,969

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $5,981,921,477
(29) Organic Chemicals $239,948,043
(84) Industrial Machinery $99,098,277
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $46,962,233
(90) Precision Instruments $42,943,036
(85) Electrical Machinery $36,578,645
(88) Aircraft $31,150,383
(72) Iron & Steel $10,972,592
(99) Items nesoi $9,130,879
(03) Seafood $7,932,133

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,009,925,973
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $719,880,996
(85) Electrical Machinery $277,385,853
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $275,193,645
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $235,883,194
(72) Iron & Steel $130,280,472
(90) Precision Instruments $126,470,145
(30) Pharmaceuticals $78,028,660
(68) Stone, Brick, & Tile $77,454,220
(88) Aircraft $68,244,931

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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