Ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports fell 31.9% to 0.004% in Brunei in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports in Brunei reached an all time high of 0.034% in 1970 and an all time low of 0.004% in 2020. When compared to Brunei's main peers, ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports in Indonesia amounted to 0.034%, 0.064% in Malaysia, 0.019% in Philippines and 0.038% in Vietnam in 2020.
Brunei has been ranked 136th within the group of 141 countries we follow in terms of ores and metal imports as a percentage of merchandise imports, 46 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Ores and Metal Imports (As % of Merchandise Imports) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Australia | % | 0.016% | 0.016% | 0.014% | 0.015% | 0.013% | ||||||||||||||||
Brunei | % | ... | 0.016% | 0.015% | 0.017% | 0.012% | 0.006% | |||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | 0.015% | 0.015% | 0.016% | 0.014% | 0.017% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 0.102% | 0.102% | 0.113% | 0.107% | 0.119% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 0.034% | 0.033% | 0.037% | 0.036% | 0.036% | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.012% | 0.011% | 0.011% | 0.010% | 0.012% | |||||||
Malaysia | % | 0.057% | 0.050% | 0.051% | 0.055% | 0.062% | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | % | 0.018% | 0.019% | 0.035% | 0.023% | 0.017% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 0.016% | 0.016% | 0.014% | 0.011% | 0.011% | ||||||||||||||||
Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | % | 0.037% | 0.037% | 0.042% | 0.042% | 0.040% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 0.036% | 0.038% | 0.039% | 0.044% | 0.039% |