Summary
- Brunei → China
- $2billion
- China → Brunei
- $701million
- Brunei’s balance
- $1.3billion
Balance
Brunei’s trade balance with China
Trade between Brunei and China grew 78.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Brunei’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2
- Imports 0.7
- Balance +1.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $25 thousand | $34 million | -$34 million |
| 1996 | $16 thousand | $39 million | -$39 million |
| 1997 | $28 thousand | $62 million | -$62 million |
| 1998 | $33 thousand | $25 million | -$25 million |
| 1999 | $0 | $8 million | -$8 million |
| 2000 | $61 million | $13 million | $48 million |
| 2001 | $137 million | $44 million | $93 million |
| 2002 | $237 million | $64 million | $173 million |
| 2003 | $302 million | $76 million | $226 million |
| 2004 | $238 million | $103 million | $135 million |
| 2005 | $208 million | $53 million | $155 million |
| 2006 | $206 million | $148 million | $58 million |
| 2007 | $234 million | $188 million | $46 million |
| 2008 | $43 million | $209 million | -$166 million |
| 2009 | $266 million | $153 million | $112 million |
| 2010 | $643 million | $240 million | $403 million |
| 2011 | $575 million | $384 million | $192 million |
| 2012 | $367 million | $456 million | -$89 million |
| 2013 | $82 million | $583 million | -$501 million |
| 2014 | $186 million | $581 million | -$395 million |
| 2015 | $101 million | $498 million | -$397 million |
| 2016 | $221 million | $386 million | -$165 million |
| 2017 | $330 million | $710 million | -$380 million |
| 2018 | $244 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2019 | $478 million | $687 million | -$209 million |
| 2020 | $1.5 billion | $611 million | $895 million |
| 2021 | $2.2 billion | $599 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2022 | $2.1 billion | $823 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2023 | $1.9 billion | $818 million | $1 billion |
| 2024 | $2 billion | $701 million | $1.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What Brunei sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Brunei
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Muara and Shanghai is 1,774 nautical miles (3,285 km) long: ≈ 4–5.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Brunei’s 2nd largest trading partner (14% of its trade), and Brunei was China’s 114th (0.1%).
- China in Brunei’s trade
- 14.1%
- China’s rank among Brunei’s partners
- 2nd
- Brunei in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Brunei’s rank among China’s partners
- 114th
Compare with
Other partners of Brunei
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.