In 2023, the estimated total GDP of all ASEAN states amounted to approximately 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars, a significant increase from the previous years. In fact, the GDP of the ASEAN region has been skyrocketing for a few years now, reflecting the region’s thriving economy. Power in the EastThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was established in 1967 among five of these countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines) to facilitate trade and economic growth, as well as promote cultural development and social structures in the region. To date, they have been joined by another five nations. The ASEAN marketThe founding of the ASEAN organization provides the collaborating nations with more autonomy and influence on the global economy than they would have had by themselves. Additionally, struggling participating countries, such as Laos, are given an opportunity to grow on an ASEAN single market.

In 2023, the real gross domestic product (GDP) in the Philippines grew by approximately 5.55 percent, marking the highest growth rate in Southeast Asia. In comparison, Singapore's real GDP growth rate dropped to less than 1.1 percent. Most Southeast Asian economies are projected to see an increase in their real GDP growth rates in 2025 compared to 2023, except for Laos and Myanmar. Southeast Asia, a tapestry of economic and cultural complexity Historically a critical component of global trade, Southeast Asia is a diverse region with heterogeneous economies. The region comprises 11 countries in total. While Singapore is a highly developed country economy and Brunei has a relatively high GDP per capita, the rest of the Southeast Asian countries are characterized by lower GDPs per capita and have yet to overcome the middle-income trap. Malaysia is one of these countries, having reached the middle-income level for many decades but yet to grow incomes proportionally to its economic development. Nevertheless, Southeast Asia’s young population will further drive economic growth across the region’s markets. ASEAN’s economic significance Aiming to promote economic growth, social progress, cultural development, and regional stability, all Southeast Asian countries except for Timor-Leste are part of the political and economic union Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Even though many concerns surround the union, ASEAN has avoided trade conflicts and is one of the largest and most dynamic trade zones globally. Factors such as the growing young population, high GDP growth, a largely positive trade balance, and exemplary regional integration hold great potential for future economic development in Southeast Asia.

The average for 2022 based on 9 countries was 1.84 percent. The highest value was in Burma (Myanmar): 3.05 percent and the lowest value was in Indonesia: 0.7 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The statistic shows gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the ASEAN countries from 2020 to 2023, with projections up until 2030. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is considered to be a very important indicator of the economic strength of a country and a positive change is an indicator of economic growth. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region in Asia comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2023, GDP per capita in Brunei amounted to around 33,507.41 U.S. dollars.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 669.25 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in India: 3567.55 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Brunei: 15.13 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2019, all ASEAN nations had a total gross domestic product growth of approximately 4.6 percent. This was a decrease compared to 2010, in which the GDP of the ASEAN region grew by 7.5 percent.

The average for 2023 based on 9 countries was 67.69 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 174.3 percent and the lowest value was in Indonesia: 21.75 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

East Asia & Pacific GDP for 2023 was 30.776 trillion US dollars, a 0.36% increase from 2022.

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<li>East Asia & Pacific GDP for 2022 was <strong>30.664 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>1.56% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>East Asia & Pacific GDP for 2021 was <strong>31.148 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>14.7% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>East Asia & Pacific GDP for 2020 was <strong>27.156 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>0.46% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.

In 2019, all ASEAN nations had a total gross domestic product which amounted to approximately 3.17 trillion U.S. dollars. This was a significant increase from 2010, in which the gross domestic product of the ASEAN region amounted to just over 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars.

Gross domestic product (GDP) of emerging and developing countries in Asia is expected to reach over 38.57 trillion U.S. dollars by 2030. This would be almost double the GDP from a decade earlier, which was about 21.06 trillion U.S. dollars. Emerging and developing economies are the second-largest source of global GDP. The region’s GDP generally comes from manufacturing and trade, as well as growing financial industries and international commerce. A region with growing economic power Of the countries the IMF categorizes as emerging and developing in Asia (See “More information” for full list), several are a part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an organization that provides the collaborating nations with a greater opportunity for growth and participation in the global economy than they would otherwise have. Indonesia, a founding member, has the largest economy in South East Asia, and is predicted to be one of the 15 countries worldwide with the highest GDP by 2030.

The average for 2025 based on 11 countries was 3.67 percent. The highest value was in India: 6.2 percent and the lowest value was in Thailand: 1.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 8 countries was 9.92 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 37.36 percent and the lowest value was in the Philippines: -14.09 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2021 based on 4 countries was 24.38 percent. The highest value was in Thailand: 59.99 percent and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 1.78 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, South Asia recorded the highest real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the Asia-Pacific region at seven percent, at least 2.7 percentage points higher than other subregions. East Asia reported a real GDP growth rate of about 4.3 percent, while Southeast Asia's real GDP growth rate was around 4.1 percent that year. In 2025, South Asia was forecasted to remain the subregion with the highest real GDP growth rate at six percent, while Southeast Asia was projected to rank second at around 4.7 percent.

In 2024, Indonesia had the largest internet economy size among selected countries across Southeast Asia, of which the internet economy value reached approximately 90 billion U.S. dollars. Comparatively, Singapore had an internet economy value of about 29 billion U.S. dollars in 2024.

This statistic shows the internet economy as a share of GDP in Southeast Asia in 2018, sorted by selected countries. In that year, the internet economy as a share of GDP in Indonesia amounted to approximately 2.9 percent of the nation's GDP.

In 2023, the travel and tourism industry contributed approximately 314 billion U.S. dollars to the GDP in Southeast Asia. Comparatively, this value was about 379.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. GDP contributions from this industry in Southeast Asia saw consistent increases throughout the past decade until they halved in 2020 due to the global pandemic. Tourism in Southeast Asia is recovering The number of tourists in Southeast Asia increased significantly in the last decade. While the COVID-19 pandemic affected the tourism sector heavily, the Southeast Asian region is recovering the fastest by international tourist arrivals to the Asia-Pacific region. Southeast Asia was also the Asian subregion with a high year-on-year change in the monthly number of international tourist arrivals, especially from January to March. Importance of the tourism industry in Southeast Asia As tourism in Southeast Asia contributes highly to the GDP, many countries are dependent on tourism to stimulate their newly emerging economies. In addition to the monetary value, the tourism industry contributes significantly to employment in Southeast Asian countries. Indonesia falls into the top five leading countries with the highest total contribution of travel and tourism to employment worldwide. To maintain and even encourage the growth of the tourism sector, both regarding domestic and international tourists, many Southeast Asian countries are initiating programs such as easier visa attainment and the establishment of low-cost airlines to stimulate the tourism industry.  

Ecomomic and Social Statistics of World War II in Southeast Asia

This project draws on archival material and uses economic theory and an historical, strongly comparative, approach to analyse the consequences of the Second World War Japanese occupation for the economies and welfare of the peoples of Southeast Asia. The region's six countries of Burma, Malaya (including Singapore), Thailand (Siam), Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) and the Philippines had markedly contrasting wartime experiences.

One main aim of the project is to quantify wherever possible the differing impacts of Japan's occupation. Second, the project aims to link the pre- and post-1945 economic histories of Southeast Asia and contribute to an understanding of each in light of the events of the Second World War. Specific topics for investigation include the impact on Southeast Asia of Japanese command and planned economic systems, the effectiveness of these policies in achieving resource extraction, trends in Southeast Asian production and GDP, and inflation and hyperinflation resulting from Japan's methods of financing war in Southeast Asia. The project examines for each Southeast Asian country the social costs of wartime economic collapse and traces a chronology of mass death from famine and forced labour in many parts of Southeast Asia. An important contribution of the project is to direct attention towards the populations of non-combatant countries which, although not militarily involved in war, were profoundly affected by it.

In the new global economy, Blue Economy has become a central issue, including for Southeast Asian Countries regarding its potentials as key drivers of economic growth and innovation. ASEAN member countries has declared to commit on taking the lead on the regional cooperation in relation to the Blue Economy through ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on the Blue Economy, last 26 October 2021, in Brunei Darussalam. Besides the economic opportunities, Blue Economy has responsibilities to carry out due to the need to ensure ocean sustainability and rules-based ocean governance. Previous studies on the topic in general, have reported some issues such as (1) Blue Economy complexity and diversity on stakeholders’ and policymakers’ perspectives and perceptions, (2) contested narratives between the economic growth and development vis-à-vis ocean resources environmental protection, and (3) the urge to strengthen regional centrality and unity in term of commitments on achieving the goals. This study aims to identify ASEAN member countries capacities and capabilities regarding the Blue Economy implementations. We developed ASEAN Blue Economy Dataset using numbers of official and reputable macro-economic and political-security data which are related to established and emerging sectors of Blue Economy. By using the data and indices generated from the dataset, we measured ASEAN ‘Blue Economic Posture’ to quantify and portray ASEAN’s trajectory to actualize sustainable ocean economy in term of capacity building and potential cooperation initiatives.

This dataset provides values for GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.