Brunei vs Macao: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Brunei
- Macao
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Macao, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.4 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Macao ahead.
Brunei ranks 195th and Macao ranks 196th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Macao |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Brunei or Macao?
- Brunei, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Brunei and Macao?
- 0.1%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Macao?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Macao rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Brunei ranks 195th and Macao ranks 196th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.