BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Brunei Darussalam holds the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2021
under the theme, ‘We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper’

Cooperation Agreement between European Economic Community (EEC) and ASEAN Member States came into force

FOCUS AREA

Trade and investment

Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear risks (CBRN)

Security-related areas

HIGHLIGHTS OF EU COOPERATION

Cooperation on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Risks Mitigation Centres of Excellent Initiative (CBRN CoE) supports Brunei’s National Action Plan.

The EU and Brunei Darussalam share a close working relationship, partnering with each other through various multilateral dialogue platforms, including:

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

TRADE

  • The EU is Brunei’s seventh largest trading partner in goods, with an overall value of €559.2 million in 2019
  • The EU is Brunei’s third largest supplier of goods

IMPORTS

  • €331 million worth of goods (2020) or €254 million worth of services from the EU in 2019 (Eurostat)
  • Several small and large EU-based companies are part of Brunei’s economy