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Regional GDP

$32.71T

Year 2025
sum
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

2.37B

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

3.36%

Year 2025
mean
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

1.91%

Year 2025
median
84% coverage
Medium confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

63.15

Year 2024
mean
62% coverage
Low confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Japan · High income	83.9	5	100%	high
2	New Zealand · High income	82.7	6	100%	high
3	Singapore · High income	82.4	7	100%	high
4	Australia · High income	82.1	9	100%	high
5	Hong Kong · High income	80.9	12	92%	high
6	South Korea · High income	78.8	19	92%	high
7	Brunei · High income	73.7	29	100%	high
8	Malaysia · Upper middle income	68.1	51	92%	high
9	China · Upper middle income	66.3	59	100%	high
10	Mongolia · Upper middle income	65.4	62	100%	high
11	Thailand · Upper middle income	65.3	63	100%	high
12	Vietnam · Lower middle income	63.8	69	100%	high
13	Indonesia · Upper middle income	60.6	82	100%	high
14	Samoa · Upper middle income	58.3	88	92%	high
15	Philippines · Lower middle income	55.4	94	100%	high
16	Cambodia · Lower middle income	54.7	98	100%	high
17	Laos · Lower middle income	49.7	118	92%	high
18	Myanmar · Lower middle income	49.7	119	100%	high
19	Vanuatu · Lower middle income	49	122	92%	high
20	Timor-Leste · Lower middle income	45.9	130	92%	high
21	Solomon Islands · Lower middle income	45.3	134	92%	high
22	Papua New Guinea · Lower middle income	36.6	154	92%	high
Display only	Tonga · Upper middle income	53.6	—	92%	high
Display only	American Samoa · High income	—	—	25%	insufficient
Display only	Fiji · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	French Polynesia · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Guam · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Kiribati · Lower middle income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Macao SAR, China · High income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Marshall Islands · Upper middle income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Micronesia · Lower middle income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Nauru · High income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	New Caledonia · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Northern Mariana Islands · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	North Korea · Low income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Palau · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Tuvalu · Upper middle income	—	—	42%	low

0–200
20–401
40–609
60–808
80–1005

Datasetmeri_index_scores

ScopeWORLDWIDE

N / imputed23 / 60

60 imputed pillar inputs across 23 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Japan	High income	83.9	5	Rank-eligible
New Zealand	High income	82.7	6	Rank-eligible
Singapore	High income	82.4	7	Rank-eligible
Australia	High income	82.1	9	Rank-eligible
Hong Kong	High income	80.9	12	Rank-eligible
South Korea	High income	78.8	19	Rank-eligible
Brunei	High income	73.7	29	Rank-eligible
Malaysia	Upper middle income	68.1	51	Rank-eligible
China	Upper middle income	66.3	59	Rank-eligible
Mongolia	Upper middle income	65.4	62	Rank-eligible
Thailand	Upper middle income	65.3	63	Rank-eligible
Vietnam	Lower middle income	63.8	69	Rank-eligible
Indonesia	Upper middle income	60.6	82	Rank-eligible
Samoa	Upper middle income	58.3	88	Rank-eligible
Philippines	Lower middle income	55.4	94	Rank-eligible
Cambodia	Lower middle income	54.7	98	Rank-eligible
Laos	Lower middle income	49.7	118	Rank-eligible
Myanmar	Lower middle income	49.7	119	Rank-eligible
Vanuatu	Lower middle income	49	122	Rank-eligible
Timor-Leste	Lower middle income	45.9	130	Rank-eligible
Solomon Islands	Lower middle income	45.3	134	Rank-eligible
Papua New Guinea	Lower middle income	36.6	154	Rank-eligible
Tonga	Upper middle income	53.6	—	Display only
American Samoa	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Fiji	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
French Polynesia	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Guam	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Kiribati	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Macao SAR, China	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Marshall Islands	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Micronesia	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Nauru	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
New Caledonia	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Northern Mariana Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
North Korea	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Palau	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Tuvalu	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 23 of 37 countries in East Asia & Pacific.

Sources

WDI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
WGI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
OECD · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · OECD Terms and Conditions
TI_CPI · Transparency International · Transparency International Terms
B_READY · World Bank · World Bank Terms
GLOBAL_FINDEX · World Bank · World Bank Terms
ILOSTAT · International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) · ILOSTAT Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

Regional GDP

$32.71T

Year 2025
sum
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

2.37B

Year 2025
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

3.36%

Year 2025
mean
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

1.91%

Year 2025
median
84% coverage
Medium confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

63.15

Year 2024
mean
62% coverage
Low confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Japan · High income	83.9	5	100%	high
2	New Zealand · High income	82.7	6	100%	high
3	Singapore · High income	82.4	7	100%	high
4	Australia · High income	82.1	9	100%	high
5	Hong Kong · High income	80.9	12	92%	high
6	South Korea · High income	78.8	19	92%	high
7	Brunei · High income	73.7	29	100%	high
8	Malaysia · Upper middle income	68.1	51	92%	high
9	China · Upper middle income	66.3	59	100%	high
10	Mongolia · Upper middle income	65.4	62	100%	high
11	Thailand · Upper middle income	65.3	63	100%	high
12	Vietnam · Lower middle income	63.8	69	100%	high
13	Indonesia · Upper middle income	60.6	82	100%	high
14	Samoa · Upper middle income	58.3	88	92%	high
15	Philippines · Lower middle income	55.4	94	100%	high
16	Cambodia · Lower middle income	54.7	98	100%	high
17	Laos · Lower middle income	49.7	118	92%	high
18	Myanmar · Lower middle income	49.7	119	100%	high
19	Vanuatu · Lower middle income	49	122	92%	high
20	Timor-Leste · Lower middle income	45.9	130	92%	high
21	Solomon Islands · Lower middle income	45.3	134	92%	high
22	Papua New Guinea · Lower middle income	36.6	154	92%	high
Display only	Tonga · Upper middle income	53.6	—	92%	high
Display only	American Samoa · High income	—	—	25%	insufficient
Display only	Fiji · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	French Polynesia · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Guam · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Kiribati · Lower middle income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Macao SAR, China · High income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Marshall Islands · Upper middle income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Micronesia · Lower middle income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Nauru · High income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	New Caledonia · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Northern Mariana Islands · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	North Korea · Low income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Palau · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Tuvalu · Upper middle income	—	—	42%	low

0–200
20–401
40–609
60–808
80–1005

Datasetmeri_index_scores

ScopeWORLDWIDE

N / imputed23 / 60

60 imputed pillar inputs across 23 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Japan	High income	83.9	5	Rank-eligible
New Zealand	High income	82.7	6	Rank-eligible
Singapore	High income	82.4	7	Rank-eligible
Australia	High income	82.1	9	Rank-eligible
Hong Kong	High income	80.9	12	Rank-eligible
South Korea	High income	78.8	19	Rank-eligible
Brunei	High income	73.7	29	Rank-eligible
Malaysia	Upper middle income	68.1	51	Rank-eligible
China	Upper middle income	66.3	59	Rank-eligible
Mongolia	Upper middle income	65.4	62	Rank-eligible
Thailand	Upper middle income	65.3	63	Rank-eligible
Vietnam	Lower middle income	63.8	69	Rank-eligible
Indonesia	Upper middle income	60.6	82	Rank-eligible
Samoa	Upper middle income	58.3	88	Rank-eligible
Philippines	Lower middle income	55.4	94	Rank-eligible
Cambodia	Lower middle income	54.7	98	Rank-eligible
Laos	Lower middle income	49.7	118	Rank-eligible
Myanmar	Lower middle income	49.7	119	Rank-eligible
Vanuatu	Lower middle income	49	122	Rank-eligible
Timor-Leste	Lower middle income	45.9	130	Rank-eligible
Solomon Islands	Lower middle income	45.3	134	Rank-eligible
Papua New Guinea	Lower middle income	36.6	154	Rank-eligible
Tonga	Upper middle income	53.6	—	Display only
American Samoa	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Fiji	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
French Polynesia	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Guam	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Kiribati	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Macao SAR, China	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Marshall Islands	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Micronesia	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Nauru	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
New Caledonia	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Northern Mariana Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
North Korea	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Palau	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Tuvalu	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 23 of 37 countries in East Asia & Pacific.

Sources

WDI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
WGI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
OECD · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · OECD Terms and Conditions
TI_CPI · Transparency International · Transparency International Terms
B_READY · World Bank · World Bank Terms
GLOBAL_FINDEX · World Bank · World Bank Terms
ILOSTAT · International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) · ILOSTAT Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

East Asia & Pacific.

Regional indicators

Regional MERI ranking

MERI score distribution

East Asia & Pacific — MERI readiness map

Countries in this region

Sources and limitations

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East Asia & Pacific.

Regional indicators

Regional MERI ranking

MERI score distribution

East Asia & Pacific — MERI readiness map

Countries in this region

Sources and limitations

Related views