Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei
Brunei: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Brunei, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.3% for ores and metals imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Brunei peaked at 3.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
That places Brunei 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.9% | — |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +52.3% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | +22.6% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -47.1% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +44.2% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -45.6% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +85.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -38.6% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +49.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +133.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +45.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +46.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -48.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +74.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -59.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 14% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More energy & mining data for Brunei
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Brunei?
- Ores and metals imports in Brunei was 0.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Brunei rank for ores and metals imports?
- Brunei ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). 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.