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Brunei Darussalam · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: BRN BN

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam sovereign panel observation with harmonized output, inflation, and external resilience records from 1960 through 2025.

East Asia & Pacific High income Blocs: ASEAN Bandar Seri Begawan

Global Rank (2023)

#18 / 205

Top 9% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

79.5 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$28,646

Subscore: 77.61 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

0.36%

Stability Score: 86.79 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 77.61

Raw: $28,646 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 86.79

Raw: 0.36% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 92.92

Raw: 12.88% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 49.08

Raw: $15.1B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

External Solvency & Trade Surplus Driven

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Brunei Darussalam's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #10 / 205

Default Rank #18

+8 Ranks

Living Standards 0%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 20%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 80%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 0%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Brunei Darussalam achieves peak standing through massive current account surpluses and external asset buffers.

Under this bespoke weighting, Brunei Darussalam's composite score climbs to 91.7 (compared to 79.5 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Brunei Darussalam's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Brunei Darussalam (BRN)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #18 / 205 • Composite Score: 79.5 / 100 • Living Standard: $28,646 • Inflation: 0.36%

Year 2023

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Primary: Brunei Darussalam Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Active	#18	79.5	$28,646	0.36%	12.88%	$15.1B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Brunei Darussalam

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select