National Blueprint · One of 195
An oil and gas sultanate of 466,000 on the island of Borneo, with almost no public debt and rainforest across seven tenths of its land.
Perfect Nations values what Brunei owns and raises capital against it, through innovative financing for development (FfD) and super intelligence (SI).
Brunei at a glance
What we do for Brunei
Perfect Nations is a new-age sovereign advisory firm, and its clients are nations.
The whole logo: a Perfect Nation, where every citizen has all seven basic standards of living, led by good governance.
01Assets · The cup · Sovereign Assets
Each is owned today, earns today, and can carry Brunei toward seven basic standards of living for every citizen.
24.3%Of GDP from oil and gas rents, 2021
Offshore oil and gas that built a nation without debt.
72.1%Of the land under forest, 2024
The Heart of Borneo rainforest across seven tenths of the land.
18,666 m³Renewable fresh water a person, 2022
Rain and rivers renewed every year: power, irrigation and drinking water.
466,330Citizens, 2025
20.6% are under fifteen: the workforce and the market of the next generation.
5,270 km²Land area, 2023
Territory to farm, power and protect.
02Capital · The laurels · Capital Architecture
Bonds, guarantees, swaps and loans that raise capital against what Brunei owns, every line sourced.
Capital ArchitectureThe record in figures
Capital already committed
The capital already committed to Brunei is being gathered: every instrument and investment on record, with its source.
Siti Nurhaliza RahmanNation Steward of Brunei · SI Researcher
Independent firms and social enterprises already at work in Brunei, highlighted by Perfect Nations. None is a partner of Perfect Nations.
Name one already at work there: it may be highlighted here, with its source.
03Solutions · The seven stars · Perfect Capita
Perfect Capita is the yearly cost, per person, of lifting everyone above the Living Line in all seven basic living standards, set with Brunei in its own prices.
How Perfect Capita worksTap a star for its figure and source.
The price of Perfect Brunei
To be set with Brunei, from its own figures and in its own prices: Perfect Capita times the people of Brunei, each year.
Perfect Nations estimate, to be confirmed with Brunei. Figures marked dated rest on surveys more than five years old; lenient measures are marked as such. The strict measures
Strict measures. Food: share not moderately or severely food insecure (FAO). Water: safely managed drinking water where measured; where it is not, basic water, marked as such. Shelter: the lower of safely managed sanitation and the share outside urban slums. Energy: the lower of electricity per person against 1,000 kWh and clean cooking; where electricity per person is not published, clean cooking. Education: the lower of children reading by the end of primary school and lower-secondary completion. Health: WHO service coverage index. Livelihood: share above the stricter of the national poverty line and the World Bank line for the nation’s income group (US$8.30 a day for high-income nations). Each figure links to its source.
The Solution for BruneiShelter
You have almost no public debt, your homes have water, power and clean fuel, and your rainforest still stands.
Your choice is not how to borrow but what to build. One in five of your city dwellers lives in housing UN-Habitat counts as a slum. Let the oil savings build homes and work beyond oil.
“Savings, not debt: let them build the economy that comes after oil.”
Work with us · The ReDesign Studio
One mission, three depths: the same four moves for Brunei, taken as far toward market as you choose.
For the Government of Brunei, its development partners and investors. Scope and fees are agreed in writing before any work begins.
Mandate 013 hours
A private session for the people who decide.
You leave withThe gap, named and sized
Mandate 023 days
Your team and ours, working the blueprint together.
You leave withThe structure, drawn
Mandate 03End to end
Led personally by the President and CEO.
You leave withA structure ready for market
Where Bruneians and Co-designers design the nation they want to live in.
Writings
Up to 1,500 words on your vision of Perfect Brunei, published with your name.
Submit your writingVoices of Perfect Nations Launching soon
Great local leaders: honest, dedicated and committed to basic standards of living for all. Every guest answers one question: “What does Brunei already own, and how could it pay for a decent life for every citizen?”
Co-designers
Everyone who shares a vision, a voice or an enterprise here becomes a Co-designer of Perfect Brunei.
Become a Co-designerThe Brunei ReDesign Studio is open
Share your vision, suggest a guest, or write to us: every message receives a personal reply.
