New Zealand maintains a positive relationship with Brunei. Much of the past contact has been in the context of ASEAN (Brunei was New Zealand's ASEAN country coordinator from 1997-2000), APEC and the Commonwealth. The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership is also a key aspect of our relations with Brunei. These ties have helped efforts to strengthen the bilateral relationship, which now covers many areas including trade, investment, education and defence.
Two-way trade between New Zealand and Brunei is moderate (our 31st largest bilateral trading partner), with trade totaling NZ$458 million for the year ending December 2011. Imports from Brunei are nearly exclusively crude oil, the volume of which fluctuates from year to year. Crude oil imports in the year ending December 2011 reached NZ$452 million compared to NZ$186 million in 2006.
Key demographics
| Official Name | Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| Land Area | 5, 700 sq km |
| Population | 385, 000 (2007) |
| Capital City | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Language | Bahasa Melayu / English |
| Currency | Brunei dollar |
Key statistics
| GDP | US$15.6 billion (IMF estimate 2011) |
| GDP per capita | US$48,500 (PPP estimate 2011) |
| Total exports | US$7.17 billion (2010) |
| Total imports | US$2.2 billion (2010) |
| Total NZ exports to Brunei | NZ$5.2 million (2011) |
| Total NZ imports from Brunei | NZ$452 million (2011) |
Sources of data: IMF (GDP data), World Bank (export/imports) and Global Trade Atlas (NZ exports/imports).
Last updated: 28 March 2012
