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Regional GDP

$31.2T

Year 2024
sum
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

2.36B

Year 2024
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

2.92%

Year 2024
mean
97% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

2.32%

Year 2024
median
84% coverage
Medium confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

55.96

Year 2024
mean
57% coverage
Low confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Japan · High income	80.1	1	75%	medium
2	Hong Kong SAR, China · High income	75.1	7	92%	high
3	New Zealand · High income	72.5	9	100%	high
4	Australia · High income	72.4	11	83%	medium
5	Singapore · High income	72.3	13	100%	high
6	Korea, Rep. · High income	70.8	15	92%	high
7	Malaysia · Upper middle income	57.5	50	92%	high
8	Mongolia · Upper middle income	56.8	53	83%	medium
9	China · Upper middle income	56.5	55	83%	medium
10	Thailand · Upper middle income	55.2	58	83%	medium
11	Viet Nam · Lower middle income	54	62	100%	high
12	Indonesia · Upper middle income	50.7	76	100%	high
13	Lao PDR · Lower middle income	46.8	83	83%	medium
14	Philippines · Lower middle income	46.2	84	100%	high
15	Cambodia · Lower middle income	45.7	85	100%	high
16	Myanmar · Lower middle income	44.3	88	75%	medium
17	Vanuatu · Lower middle income	42	98	92%	high
18	Timor-Leste · Lower middle income	31.8	119	75%	medium
19	Papua New Guinea · Lower middle income	26.6	124	75%	medium
Display only	Brunei Darussalam · High income	63.7	—	75%	medium
Display only	Samoa · Upper middle income	54.2	—	75%	medium
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	Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Low income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Macao SAR, China · High income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Marshall Islands · Upper middle income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · Lower middle income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Nauru · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	New Caledonia · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Northern Mariana Islands · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	Palau · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Solomon Islands · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Tonga · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Tuvalu · Upper middle income	—	—	33%	insufficient

0–200
20–402
40–6012
60–806
80–1001

26.6–37.337.3–4848–58.758.7–69.469.4–80.1Missing

30 imputed pillar inputs across 21 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Japan	High income	80.1	1	Rank-eligible
Hong Kong SAR, China	High income	75.1	7	Rank-eligible
New Zealand	High income	72.5	9	Rank-eligible
Australia	High income	72.4	11	Rank-eligible
Singapore	High income	72.3	13	Rank-eligible
Korea, Rep.	High income	70.8	15	Rank-eligible
Malaysia	Upper middle income	57.5	50	Rank-eligible
Mongolia	Upper middle income	56.8	53	Rank-eligible
China	Upper middle income	56.5	55	Rank-eligible
Thailand	Upper middle income	55.2	58	Rank-eligible
Viet Nam	Lower middle income	54	62	Rank-eligible
Indonesia	Upper middle income	50.7	76	Rank-eligible
Lao PDR	Lower middle income	46.8	83	Rank-eligible
Philippines	Lower middle income	46.2	84	Rank-eligible
Cambodia	Lower middle income	45.7	85	Rank-eligible
Myanmar	Lower middle income	44.3	88	Rank-eligible
Vanuatu	Lower middle income	42	98	Rank-eligible
Timor-Leste	Lower middle income	31.8	119	Rank-eligible
Papua New Guinea	Lower middle income	26.6	124	Rank-eligible
Brunei Darussalam	High income	63.7	—	Display only
Samoa	Upper middle income	54.2	—	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
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	Low income	—	—	Insufficient data
Macao SAR, China	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Marshall Islands	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Nauru	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
New Caledonia	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Northern Mariana Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Palau	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Solomon Islands	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Tonga	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Tuvalu	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 21 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 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

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