Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei
Brunei: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.2% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.4% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Brunei peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Brunei ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +207.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +39.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +1580.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +24.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -68.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +131.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -79.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -56.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +407.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -88.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +59.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +94.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +53.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +67.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -67.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1443635.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +75.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +15588.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +95.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +46.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +99.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +93338.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -77.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +245.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +51.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 8% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1443635.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | +93338.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2004 | +15588.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1965 | +1580.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1978 | +407.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 175 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
- 179 Kuwait 0.2% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 0.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2025)
- Gas production 105.02 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 225,202 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 105.02 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 225,202 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Brunei?
- Ores and metals exports in Brunei was 0.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Brunei rank for ores and metals exports?
- Brunei ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.