Brunei trade surplus decreased 41.5 percent year-on-year to BND 203.3 million in December of 2016 compared to a BND 347.7 million surplus a year earlier. Exports fell 23.7 percent, driven by lower sales of: mineral fuels (-27.7 percent), namely liquefied natural gas (-48.6 percent), and manufactured goods (-21.6 percent). Imports declined 4.5 percent due to lower purchases of: machinery and transport equipment (-11.5 percent); manufactured goods (-18.4 percent); miscellaneous manufactured articles (-7.2 percent); food (-3 percent) and crude materials inedible (-45.6 percent). Main export partners were Japan (30.6 percent of total exports); Malaysia (11.3 percent); China (11.1 percent). The highest share of imports came from Singapore (21.2 percent of total imports); Malaysia (20.9 percent) and China (14.5 percent). In 2016, the trade surplus narrowed 28.6 percent to BND 3046.7 million, as exports fell 22.7 percent and imports dropped 17.1 percent. Balance of Trade in Brunei averaged 996.60 Million BND from 2005 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 2971.45 Million BND in September of 2008 and a record low of 34.10 Million BND in July of 2015.

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As an oil producer, Brunei has been able to run consistent trade surpluses despite having to import most of what it consumes. Oil and natural gas account for almost 90 percent of Brunei’s exports. Other exports include machinery and transport equipment and chemicals. Brunei mainly imports machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels and lubricants, chemical products, and miscellaneous manufactured articles. Brunei’s main trading partners are Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, India, China, Australia, the United States and Thailand. This page provides the latest reported value for – Brunei Balance of Trade – plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brunei Balance of Trade – actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases – was last updated on February of 2017.
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203.30 | 296.10 | 2971.45 | 34.10 | 2005 – 2016 | Million BND | Monthly |
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Afghanistan | -7159.00 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Albania | -15870.70 | Jan/17 | ALL Million | Monthly | |
Algeria | -1308.00 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Angola | 4470.03 | Jun/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Argentina | -106.00 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Armenia | -115.70 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Aruba | -465.10 | Sep/16 | AFI Million | Quarterly | |
Australia | 3511.00 | Dec/16 | AUD Million | Monthly | |
Austria | -284.00 | Nov/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Azerbaijan | 981353.00 | Sep/16 | USD Thousand | Quarterly | |
Bahamas | -517.60 | Sep/16 | BSD Million | Quarterly | |
Bahrain | 312.40 | Dec/15 | BHD Million | Yearly | |
Bangladesh | -113.51 | Nov/16 | BDT Billion | Monthly | |
Barbados | -213020.00 | Nov/16 | BDS Thousand | Monthly | |
Belarus | -493.30 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Belgium | 1837.10 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Belize | -156.00 | Dec/16 | BZ $ Million | Monthly | |
Benin | -278.15 | Sep/16 | CFA Franc Billion | Quarterly | |
Bhutan | -35828.70 | Dec/16 | Million BTN | Yearly | |
Bolivia | -116.89 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | -609171.99 | Dec/16 | BAM Thousand | Monthly | |
Botswana | 1541.10 | Nov/16 | BWP Million | Monthly | |
Brazil | 2724.00 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Brunei | 203.30 | Dec/16 | Million BND | Monthly | |
Bulgaria | -408.10 | Dec/16 | BGN Million | Monthly | |
Burkina Faso | -86.40 | Mar/16 | CFA Franc Billion | Monthly | |
Burundi | -118434.20 | Aug/16 | BIF Million | Monthly | |
Cambodia | -554.50 | Sep/16 | KRH Billion | Monthly | |
Cameroon | -1189.42 | Dec/14 | CFA Franc Billion | Yearly | |
Canada | 922.80 | Dec/16 | CAD Million | Monthly | |
Cape Verde | -5560.90 | Nov/16 | CVE Million | Monthly | |
Cayman Islands | -746.00 | Dec/15 | KYD Million | Yearly | |
Central African Republic | -29.80 | Jun/14 | CFA Franc Billion | Quarterly | |
Chad | 1166.10 | Dec/11 | CFA Franc Billion | Yearly | |
Chile | 719.92 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
China | 513.50 | Jan/17 | USD HML | Monthly | |
Colombia | -0.67 | Dec/16 | USD Billion | Monthly | |
Comoros | -73203.00 | Dec/16 | KMF Million | Yearly | |
Congo | 1001.80 | Dec/14 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Costa Rica | -539.10 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Croatia | -4663.06 | Dec/16 | HRK Million | Monthly | |
Cuba | -9578.00 | Dec/15 | CUC Million | Yearly | |
Cyprus | -407621.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Czech Republic | 21481.00 | Dec/16 | CZK Million | Monthly | |
Denmark | 3788.10 | Dec/16 | DKK Million | Monthly | |
Djibouti | -168260.00 | Dec/15 | DJF Million | Yearly | |
Dominican Republic | -589.40 | Jun/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
East Timor | -9404.27 | Dec/16 | USD Thousand | Monthly | |
Ecuador | 15100.00 | Dec/16 | USD Thousand | Monthly | |
Egypt | -2392.00 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
El Salvador | -424.16 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Equatorial Guinea | 2723.70 | Dec/10 | CFA Franc Billion | Yearly | |
Eritrea | -833.00 | Dec/15 | CAF Million | Yearly | |
Estonia | -170.31 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Ethiopia | -3565.10 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Euro Area | 28142.20 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
European Union | 20885.30 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Fiji | -204403.00 | Sep/16 | Thousand FJD | Monthly | |
Finland | -530.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
France | -3421.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Gabon | 3711.95 | Dec/13 | FCFA Million | Yearly | |
Gambia | -2344.80 | Jun/16 | million GMD | Quarterly | |
Georgia | -297.60 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Germany | 18700.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Ghana | -452.40 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Greece | -1566.60 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Guatemala | -488.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Guinea | 32.97 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Guinea Bissau | 8.20 | Dec/15 | CFA Franc Million | Yearly | |
Guyana | -133.90 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Haiti | -236.40 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Honduras | -490.00 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Hong Kong | -45477.00 | Dec/16 | HKD Million | Monthly | |
Hungary | 173000.00 | Dec/16 | HUF Million | Monthly | |
Iceland | -6700.00 | Jan/17 | ISK Million | Monthly | |
India | -9840.90 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Indonesia | 1395.80 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Iran | 4127.00 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Iraq | 4397.00 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Ireland | 4017900.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Israel | -705.40 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Italy | 5797.75 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Ivory Coast | 1256.00 | Dec/15 | CFA Franc Million | Yearly | |
Jamaica | -723200.00 | Jun/16 | USD Thousand | Quarterly | |
Japan | -1086.90 | Jan/17 | JPY Billion | Monthly | |
Jordan | -721456.00 | Dec/16 | JOD Thousands | Monthly | |
Kazakhstan | 1443.10 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Kenya | -79843.00 | Nov/16 | Million KES | Monthly | |
Kosovo | -247031.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Kuwait | 1422.20 | Sep/16 | KWD Million | Quarterly | |
Kyrgyzstan | -114.40 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Laos | -339.15 | Jun/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Latvia | -240.10 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Lebanon | -1292.24 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Lesotho | -2305.61 | Sep/16 | LSL Million | Quarterly | |
Liberia | -82.20 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Libya | -7687.60 | Dec/15 | LYD Million | Yearly | |
Liechtenstein | 343493.00 | Dec/16 | Thousand CHF | Quarterly | |
Lithuania | -238.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Luxembourg | -0.44 | Nov/16 | EUR Billion | Monthly | |
Macau | -6002747.00 | Dec/16 | Thousand MOP | Monthly | |
Macedonia | -201662.00 | Dec/16 | USD Thousands | Monthly | |
Madagascar | 20810.00 | Dec/16 | million MGA | Monthly | |
Malawi | -53950.00 | Mar/16 | MWK Million | Monthly | |
Malaysia | 8720.00 | Dec/16 | MYR Million | Monthly | |
Maldives | -171.90 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Mali | -226.10 | Sep/15 | CFA Franc Billion | Quarterly | |
Malta | -151832.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Mauritania | -79.64 | Mar/16 | MRO Billion | Quarterly | |
Mauritius | -7927.00 | Dec/16 | MUR Million | Monthly | |
Mexico | 28.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Moldova | -197.50 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Monaco | -104.50 | Jun/16 | EUR Million | Quarterly | |
Mongolia | 151.40 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Montenegro | -140962.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Morocco | -16689.00 | Dec/16 | MAD Million | Monthly | |
Mozambique | -434.30 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Myanmar | -303.20 | May/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Namibia | -6654.37 | Sep/16 | NAD Million | Quarterly | |
Nepal | -80884.00 | Jun/16 | Million NPR | Monthly | |
Netherlands | 5494.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
New Caledonia | -7307.00 | Oct/16 | XPF Million | Monthly | |
New Zealand | -41.38 | Dec/16 | NZD Million | Monthly | |
Nicaragua | -294.50 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Niger | -108402.00 | Sep/16 | FCFA Million | Quarterly | |
Nigeria | -27238.30 | Sep/16 | NGN Millions | Monthly | |
North Korea | -476.67 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Norway | 25045.75 | Jan/17 | NOK Million | Monthly | |
Oman | 90.00 | Sep/16 | OMR Million | Monthly | |
Pakistan | -309673.00 | Jan/17 | PKR Million | Monthly | |
Palestine | -372.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Panama | -1009640.52 | Dec/16 | PAB Thousand | Monthly | |
Papua New Guinea | 3223.00 | Jun/16 | PGK Million | Quarterly | |
Paraguay | -209595.00 | Jan/17 | USD Thousands | Monthly | |
Peru | 1023.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Philippines | -2564000.00 | Dec/16 | USD Thousand | Monthly | |
Poland | -151.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Portugal | -1373.50 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Puerto Rico | 2204.40 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Qatar | 10746.00 | Dec/16 | QAR Million | Monthly | |
Republic of the Congo | 4092.35 | Dec/10 | CFA Franc Billion | Yearly | |
Romania | -1185.40 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Russia | 11834.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Rwanda | -116.57 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Sao Tome and Principe | -27.04 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Saudi Arabia | 73133.00 | Sep/16 | Million SAR | Quarterly | |
Senegal | -96.90 | Dec/16 | CFA Franc Billion | Monthly | |
Serbia | -514.40 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Seychelles | -38.40 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Sierra Leone | -52.89 | Jun/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Singapore | 3287.37 | Jan/17 | Million SGD | Monthly | |
Slovakia | -120.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Slovenia | 18.80 | Dec/16 | EUR Million | Monthly | |
Somalia | -1473.48 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Yearly | |
South Africa | 12036.48 | Dec/16 | ZAR Million | Monthly | |
South Korea | 3200.00 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
South Sudan | -104.70 | Dec/15 | SSP Million | Yearly | |
Spain | -2447000.00 | Dec/16 | EUR Thousand | Monthly | |
Sri Lanka | -957.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Sudan | -338394.00 | Sep/16 | USD Thousand | Monthly | |
Suriname | 42.20 | Sep/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Swaziland | -320.72 | Jun/16 | SZL Million | Quarterly | |
Sweden | 1000.00 | Dec/16 | SEK million | Monthly | |
Switzerland | 4733.00 | Jan/17 | CHF million | Monthly | |
Syria | 9394.50 | Dec/10 | SYP Million | Monthly | |
Taiwan | 3494.92 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Tajikistan | -196.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Tanzania | -26.00 | Nov/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Thailand | 940.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Togo | -74.03 | Jun/16 | CFA Franc Billion | Monthly | |
Trinidad and Tobago | -364.10 | Jun/16 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Tunisia | -1221.80 | Jan/17 | TNT Million | Monthly | |
Turkey | -5598.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Turkmenistan | 2181.97 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Uganda | -143.40 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Ukraine | -561.70 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
United Arab Emirates | 328300.00 | Dec/15 | AED Million | Yearly | |
United Kingdom | -3304.00 | Dec/16 | GBP Million | Monthly | |
United States | -44262.00 | Dec/16 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Uruguay | -127557.00 | Dec/16 | USD Thousand | Monthly | |
Uzbekistan | 455.00 | Dec/15 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Venezuela | -782.00 | Sep/15 | USD Million | Quarterly | |
Vietnam | 1150.00 | Jan/17 | USD Million | Monthly | |
Yemen | -2914.30 | Dec/13 | USD Million | Yearly | |
Zambia | -998.80 | Sep/16 | ZMK Million | Monthly | |
Zimbabwe | -241.27 | Aug/16 | USD Million | Monthly |