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Trade by country

Brunei

In 2025, US goods exports to Brunei were $99.5 million and goods imports from Brunei were $105.4 million; imports exceeded exports by $5.9 million.

Goods: the latest figures

2025, full year

Exports
$99.5 million
Imports
$105.4 million
Balance
imports exceeded exports by $5.9 million (a goods trade deficit, in Census's term)
Total goods trade
$204.9 million
Share of US goods trade
0.004%
Rank among partners
No. 148 of 231

Latest 12 months, August 2025 to July 2026

Exports
$95.2 million
Imports
$63.0 million
Balance
exports exceeded imports by $32.2 million (a goods trade surplus, in Census's term)
Total goods trade
$158.2 million
Share of US goods trade
0.003%
Rank among partners
No. 162 of 233

2025 rank among 231 partners with trade that year; 12-month rank among 233.

  • Census basis goods, not seasonally adjusted. Exports are free alongside ship value; imports are general imports (customs value), everything that arrives, including goods entering bonded warehouses and Foreign Trade Zones. Shares and ranks compare total goods trade (exports plus imports) with the same period's world total.
  • US exports include re-exports: foreign goods shipped on in substantially the same condition as when they were imported. Exports are credited to the destination as known to the shipper and imports to the country of origin. The workbook used here does not separate re-exports.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods by Country. Monthly data through July 2026; 2025 is the latest full year. Census revises the prior year's country totals each June. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026.

Goods since 1992

US goods exports to and imports from Brunei, 1992 to 2025

Full years only, in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).

$0$50M$100M$150M$200M$250M202020212022202320242025

$0$200M$400M$600M20162018202020222024

$0$200M$400M$600M200020102020

Data table
YearExportsImportsBalanceTotalShare of US goods tradeRank
2026 (7 months)$52.7M$8.2MExports exceeded imports by $44.5M$60.9M0.002%171
2025$99.5M$105.4MImports exceeded exports by $5.9M$204.9M0.004%148
2024$127.2M$238.6MImports exceeded exports by $111.4M$365.8M0.007%130
2023$141.5M$255.2MImports exceeded exports by $113.7M$396.8M0.008%128
2022$113.7M$90.4MExports exceeded imports by $23.3M$204M0.004%155
2021$100.7M$17.1MExports exceeded imports by $83.6M$117.7M0.003%169
2020$146.4M$82.9MExports exceeded imports by $63.5M$229.4M0.006%133
2019$287.9M$41.4MExports exceeded imports by $246.4M$329.3M0.008%133
2018$266M$98MExports exceeded imports by $168M$364M0.009%134
2017$121.1M$22.8MExports exceeded imports by $98.3M$143.9M0.004%157
2016$614.4M$13.8MExports exceeded imports by $600.6M$628.1M0.02%107
2015$133.4M$19.4MExports exceeded imports by $114M$152.8M0.004%150
2014$549.2M$31.9MExports exceeded imports by $517.3M$581.1M0.01%118
2013$558.3M$17.2MExports exceeded imports by $541.1M$575.5M0.01%121
2012$157.6M$86.3MExports exceeded imports by $71.3M$243.9M0.006%141
2011$184.4M$23.4MExports exceeded imports by $161M$207.8M0.006%145
2010$124.2M$11.9MExports exceeded imports by $112.3M$136M0.004%153
2009$100.2M$41.6MExports exceeded imports by $58.6M$141.8M0.005%152
2008$111.5M$114.3MImports exceeded exports by $2.7M$225.8M0.007%139
2007$139.6M$404.6MImports exceeded exports by $264.9M$544.2M0.02%110
2006$48M$550.1MImports exceeded exports by $502.2M$598.1M0.02%103
2005$49.6M$562.7MImports exceeded exports by $513.1M$612.4M0.02%98
2004$47.9M$405.8MImports exceeded exports by $358M$453.7M0.02%106
2003$37.5M$422.5MImports exceeded exports by $385M$460M0.02%96
2002$46.5M$287.2MImports exceeded exports by $240.7M$333.7M0.02%100
2001$103.8M$398.8MImports exceeded exports by $295M$502.6M0.03%89
2000$156.2M$383.7MImports exceeded exports by $227.5M$539.9M0.03%85
1999$66.8M$388.8MImports exceeded exports by $322M$455.6M0.03%85
1998$122.8M$211.1MImports exceeded exports by $88.3M$333.9M0.02%94
1997$178.2M$55.8MExports exceeded imports by $122.4M$234M0.02%107
1996$374.6M$48.2MExports exceeded imports by $326.4M$422.8M0.03%85
1995$190.1M$38.4MExports exceeded imports by $151.7M$228.5M0.02%102
1994$375.8M$45.7MExports exceeded imports by $330.1M$421.5M0.04%80
1993$472.6M$30.2MExports exceeded imports by $442.4M$502.8M0.05%77
1992$453.1M$29.4MExports exceeded imports by $423.7M$482.5M0.05%76

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods by Country. Census Trade in Goods by Country, country.xlsx (columns IYR, EYR) · retrieved Sept. 26, 2026 · 9,217 rows · as of July 2026 · monthly. Download CSV

2026 so far (7 months): exports $52.7 million, imports $8.2 million; exports exceeded imports by $44.5 million. Not in the chart, because a part year is not comparable with a full one.

Ranks start in 1992; before then the Census workbook covers only 76 partners. Shares start in 1987, the first year with a world total.

Goods by month

US goods exports to and imports from Brunei, by month

The latest 24 months. Not seasonally adjusted, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier.

$0$10M$20M$30M$40MJan. 2025July 2025Jan. 2026July 2026

Data table
MonthExportsImportsBalance
Aug. 2024$7.8M$10.5MImports exceeded exports by $2.7M
Sept. 2024$8.3M$36.6MImports exceeded exports by $28.3M
Oct. 2024$8.7M$1.7MExports exceeded imports by $7M
Nov. 2024$8.8M$41.8MImports exceeded exports by $33M
Dec. 2024$8.9M$2MExports exceeded imports by $6.9M
Jan. 2025$7.2M$1.6MExports exceeded imports by $5.6M
Feb. 2025$5.7M$26.7MImports exceeded exports by $20.9M
March 2025$5.6M$836KExports exceeded imports by $4.7M
April 2025$7M$2.1MExports exceeded imports by $4.9M
May 2025$9.5M$4.4MExports exceeded imports by $5.2M
June 2025$12.8M$13.2MImports exceeded exports by $344K
July 2025$9.1M$1.9MExports exceeded imports by $7.2M
Aug. 2025$8.9M$5.5MExports exceeded imports by $3.4M
Sept. 2025$7.9M$3.2MExports exceeded imports by $4.7M
Oct. 2025$9.1M$33.3MImports exceeded exports by $24.2M
Nov. 2025$6.4M$2.4MExports exceeded imports by $4M
Dec. 2025$10.1M$10.4MImports exceeded exports by $239K
Jan. 2026$7.6M$641KExports exceeded imports by $7M
Feb. 2026$6M$1.1MExports exceeded imports by $4.9M
March 2026$6.4M$1.5MExports exceeded imports by $4.8M
April 2026$6.7M$1.1MExports exceeded imports by $5.7M
May 2026$6.1M$1.8MExports exceeded imports by $4.3M
June 2026$9.8M$757KExports exceeded imports by $9.1M
July 2026$10.1M$1.3MExports exceeded imports by $8.8M

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods by Country. Census Trade in Goods by Country, country.xlsx (columns IJAN..IDEC, EJAN..EDEC) · retrieved Sept. 26, 2026 · 5,923 rows · as of July 2026 · monthly. Download CSV

US goods trade with Brunei, August 2025 to July 2026: each month beside the same month a year earlier
MonthExportsA year earlierChangeImportsA year earlierChange
July 2026$10.1M$9.1M+10.7%$1.3M$1.9M-31.7%
June 2026$9.8M$12.8M-23.5%$757K$13.2M-94.3%
May 2026$6.1M$9.5M-35.9%$1.8M$4.4M-58.7%
April 2026$6.7M$7M-4.3%$1.1M$2.1M-49.1%
March 2026$6.4M$5.6M+13.9%$1.5M$836K+82.9%
Feb. 2026$6M$5.7M+5.1%$1.1M$26.7M-95.8%
Jan. 2026$7.6M$7.2M+5.5%$641K$1.6M-59.1%
Dec. 2025$10.1M$8.9M+13.6%$10.4M$2M+415.4%
Nov. 2025$6.4M$8.8M-26.7%$2.4M$41.8M-94.2%
Oct. 2025$9.1M$8.7M+5.1%$33.3M$1.7M+1899.7%
Sept. 2025$7.9M$8.3M-4.6%$3.2M$36.6M-91.2%
Aug. 2025$8.9M$7.8M+14.4%$5.5M$10.5M-47.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods by Country. Monthly, August 2024 to July 2026; not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026.

Services

Services are counted separately from goods, by a different agency, on an annual timetable. They are not added to the goods figures above.

US trade in services with Brunei, 2018 to 2025
YearExportsImportsBalance (exports minus imports)
2025$88M$51MExports exceeded imports by $37M
2024$87M$80MExports exceeded imports by $7M
2023$69M$46MExports exceeded imports by $22M
2022$57M$17MExports exceeded imports by $40M
2021$55M$15MExports exceeded imports by $40M
2020$54M$6MExports exceeded imports by $49M
2019$69M$11MExports exceeded imports by $57M
2018$58M$11MExports exceeded imports by $47M

The balance column is BEA's published balance, which BEA rounds on its own, so it can differ by a million dollars from the exports and imports shown beside it. The 2025 balance is a services trade surplus, in BEA's term.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, International Services, Table 2.4. Annual, 2018 to 2025, released July 7, 2026; cells exactly as BEA publishes them, marks included. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026. Download CSV

Direct investment

The value of direct investment at year end, both ways: US companies' stake in businesses in Brunei, and investors in Brunei with a stake in US businesses. Historical cost (book value), not market value.

Direct investment positions, 2020 to 2025
Year endUS direct investment in BruneiDirect investment from Brunei in the US
2025-$90M$455M
2024-$93M$272M
2023-$95M$265M
2022(D)$72M
2021(D)(D)
2020$5M(D)
  • (D) Suppressed by BEA to protect company data.

BEA assigns each position to the immediate counterpart country, which may not be where the money ends up or where the ultimate owner is. That is why financial centers such as the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Caribbean islands rank high.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Direct Investment by Country and Industry. Positions at year end, 2020 to 2025; inward by country of foreign parent; cells exactly as BEA publishes them. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026. Download CSV

Trade agreements

USTR lists no trade agreement with Brunei.

From USTR's list of free trade agreements in force and its page of agreements on reciprocal trade, in USTR's own wording. USTR's reciprocal trade page does not say whether each agreement is in force, so none is described that way here.

Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative, Free Trade Agreements and Agreements on Reciprocal Trade. Checked Sept. 26, 2026. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026.

Context

Population, 2025
466,330
GDP, current US dollars, 2025
$15.0 billion

The World Bank's name for this economy: Brunei Darussalam.

Source: The World Bank: World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), UN Population Division and national statistical offices. The World Bank: World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$) (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), country official statistics, OECD national accounts data files and World Bank staff estimates. License: CC BY 4.0. Most recent value per economy. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026.

Top products and tariffs

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