Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Exports (2022)$1.98T
Imports (2022)$1.86T
Main Exporter (2022)Vietnam $399B
Main Importer (2022)Singapore$424B
Internal Trade (2022)21.1%of total trade

About

Overview ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is an International Organization composed by Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Burma, Brunei, and Laos. In 2019, ASEAN exported $1.98T (8.38% of global exports) and imported $1.86T (7.83% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Vietnam exported $399B, which corresponds to 20.1% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Singapore, imported $424B, which is 22.9% of the total imports of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Trade In 2022, ASEAN's most exported products were Monolithic integrated circuits, digital ($218B), Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($120B), Transmit-receive apparatus for radio, TV, etc. ($85.3B), Parts and accessories of data processing equipment ne ($58.7B), and Coal except anthracite or bituminous, not agglomerate ($39.9B). The same year, the most imported products were Monolithic integrated circuits, digital ($190B), Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($149B), Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals, crude ($103B), Transmit-receive apparatus for radio, TV, etc. ($46.2B), and Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary ($28.1B).

Partners In 2022, ASEAN's exports went primarly to United States ($305B), China ($293B), Japan ($129B), Hong Kong ($113B), and Singapore ($94.8B). The same year, ASEAN's imported primarily from China ($524B), South Korea ($128B), Japan ($113B), United States ($107B), and Malaysia ($103B).

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The following section shows the trade patterns over time for countries that comprise the organization.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Organization Composition

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The following section shows the trade patterns over time for all the countries that comprise the organization, using historical dataset.

Yearly Exports of ASEAN

Internal Trade

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Internal Trade includes all trade between the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2022, the top internal exports of ASEAN were Refined Petroleum ($63.1B), Integrated Circuits ($52B), Gold ($14.2B), Coal Briquettes ($12.1B), and Petroleum Gas ($9.52B).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Singapore ($94.8B), Malaysia ($74.8B), Thailand ($57.7B), Indonesia ($52.5B), and Vietnam ($52.1B).

Internal Exports (2021)
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External Trade

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External trade includes all world trade excluding the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2022, the top external exports of ASEAN were United States ($305B), China ($293B), Japan ($129B), Hong Kong ($113B), and India ($80.1B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Integrated Circuits ($173B), Broadcasting Equipment ($80B), Refined Petroleum ($57B), Office Machine Parts ($53.1B), and Palm Oil ($43.3B).

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Total Trade

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Top Export (2022)Integrated Circuits$225B
Top Destination (2022)United States$305B

In 2022, ASEAN exported a total of $1.98T. During the last five reported years the exports of ASEAN have changed by $555B from $1.43T in 2017 to $1.98T in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Integrated Circuits ($225B), Refined Petroleum ($120B), Broadcasting Equipment ($86.2B), Office Machine Parts ($59.3B), and Coal Briquettes ($55.4B). The most common destination for the exports of ASEAN are United States ($305B), China ($293B), Japan ($129B), Hong Kong ($113B), and Singapore ($94.8B).

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Largest Export by Country

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The following visualization shows the principal export per country, the product which has grown the most over the past 5 years or the product in which the country has a higher level of specialization, measured by the RCA Index.

Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

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This visualization compares the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) with different indicators about country development such as GDP per capita or Inflation. For more information about ECI, check the Methods page.

In 2022, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Association of Southeast Asian Nations were Singapore (1.63), Malaysia (1.02), Thailand (0.89), Philippines (0.67), and Vietnam (0.012).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Singapore ($82.8k), Brunei ($37.2k), Malaysia ($12k), Thailand ($6.91k), and Indonesia ($4.79k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of ASEAN were Vietnam ($399B), Singapore ($379B), Malaysia ($378B), Indonesia ($320B), and Thailand ($312B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2022)

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