ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Brunei
Brunei: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Brunei, 2001–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict goods imports in Brunei is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Brunei peaked at 7.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Brunei ranks 182nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +65.8% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +89.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -55.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 21% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 35% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 179 Sudan 1.5% compare
- 180 Comoros 1.4% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 1.4% compare
- 183 Mauritania 1.2% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 185 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Brunei
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 128,276 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2772 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 128,276 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Brunei?
- Ict goods imports in Brunei was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for ict goods imports?
- Brunei ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).