26.12.202503:37:27UTC+00Brunei Trade Surplus Hits 3-Month High

In October 2025, Brunei witnessed an increase in its trade surplus, rising to BND 547.3 million from BND 440.9 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marks the largest trade surplus since July, driven by an increase in exports coupled with a decrease in imports. On a year-on-year basis, exports surged by 8.3% to a three-month peak of BND 1.15 billion, largely owing to a significant 20.1% rise in shipments of mineral fuels. Major export destinations included Australia, which accounted for 23.2% of total shipments, followed by Japan (15.4%), China (15.3%), Singapore (14.8%), and India (5.6%). In contrast, imports fell by 3.0% to BND 600.2 million, primarily due to reduced demand for mineral fuels, which declined by 9.3%, and machinery and transport equipment, which saw a decrease of 13.7%. Malaysia was the leading source of imports (29.5%), trailed by Kazakhstan (15.4%), Australia (11.0%), Singapore (10.9%), China (9.8%), and the United States (4.0%). Cumulatively, for the first ten months of the year, the trade surplus expanded to BND 4.53 billion, up from BND 3.48 billion the previous year, as exports decreased by 11.3% while imports plummeted by 26.9%.