Brunei: Trade openness
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| Brunei |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 123.61 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1974 - 2025 |
| Average | 83.44 |
| Min - Max | 47.95 - 147.12 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2025 is 123.61 percent, a decline from 132.59 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 90.55 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Brunei from 1974 to 2025 is 83.44 percent. The minimum value, 47.95 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 147.12 percent was recorded in 2021.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 103.20 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 123.61 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 71.57 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 10.76 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | -4.12 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 52.04 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 7.82 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 0.41 | 2025 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.03 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 18.01 | 2025 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 2.71 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 19.53 | 2025 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 2.37 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 5.49 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -562.85 | 2025 | million USD |