Brunéi Darussalam Balance Commerciale

Brunei’s trade surplus increased to BND 354.3 million in September 2025 from BND 339.5 million in the same month a year earlier. Year-on-year, exports dropped 12.1% to BND 1.03 billion, primarily due to lower shipments of mineral fuels (-10.5%), chemicals (-18.3%), and machinery and transport equipment (-24.1%). Key export destinations included Australia (22.2% of total shipments), China (21.2%), Singapore (16.5%), Japan (9.6%), and Taiwan (8.4%). Meanwhile, imports plunged 18.8% to BND 670.7 million, reflecting weaker demand for mineral fuels (-22.7%), machinery and transport equipment (-17.8%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (-9.9%). Malaysia remained the top import source (27.0%), followed by Singapore (18.8%), Australia (9.9%), the United Arab Emirates (7.4%), China (5.9%), and the U.S. (3.9%). For the first nine months of the year, the trade surplus edged down to BND 3.98 billion from BND 4.04 billion a year earlier, as exports shrank 13.1% while imports tumbled 19.2%.