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Asia Power Index

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The Asia Power Index is an index that measures resources and influence to rank the relative power of states in the Indo-Pacific, published by the Lowy Institute annually from 2018. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories.[1]

Methodology

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The index evaluates international power in Asia through 131 indicators across eight thematic measures:[2] Eight thematic measures are as follows: (Percent in parentheses indicates weighting)

  • Resources
    • Economic capability (17.5%)
    • Military capability (17.5%)
    • Resilience (10%)
    • Future resources (10%)
  • Influence
    • Economic relationships (15%)
    • Defense networks (10%)
    • Diplomatic influence (10%)
    • Cultural influence (10%)

Rankings

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Source:[3]

2025 rankings[4]
RankCountry / TerritoryScore Status
1 United States 80.5 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China73.7
3 India40.0 Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 Japan38.8 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 Russia32.1
6 Australia31.8
7 South Korea31.5
8 Singapore26.8
9 Indonesia22.5
10 Malaysia20.6
11 Thailand20.1
12 Vietnam19.9
13 New Zealand16.8
14 Taiwan15.7
15 Philippines15.2
16 Pakistan14.5
17 North Korea12.8
18 Brunei10.6
19 Cambodia9.5 Minor powers < 10 points
20 Bangladesh9.0
21 Sri Lanka7.8
22 Laos7.2
23 Myanmar7.1
24 Mongolia6.0
25   Nepal5.0
26 East Timor4.8
27 Papua New Guinea4.6
2024 rankings[5]
RankCountry / TerritoryScore Status
1 United States81.7 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China72.7
3 India39.1 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 Japan38.9
5 Australia31.9
6 Russia31.1
7 South Korea31.0
8 Singapore26.4
9 Indonesia22.3
10 Thailand19.8
11 Malaysia19.6
12 Vietnam18.7
13 New Zealand16.3
14 Taiwan16.0
15 Philippines14.7
16 Pakistan14.6
17 North Korea11.3
18 Brunei10.2
19 Cambodia9.5 Minor powers < 10 points
20 Bangladesh9.4
21 Sri Lanka7.7
22 Laos7.0
23 Myanmar6.7
24 Mongolia5.2
25   Nepal4.8
26 East Timor4.3
27 Papua New Guinea4.2
2023 rankings[6]
RankCountry / TerritoryScore Status
1 United States80.7 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China72.5
3 Japan37.2 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 India36.3
5 Russia31.6
6 Australia30.9
7 South Korea29.5
8 Singapore25.1
9 Indonesia19.4
10 Thailand18.7
11 Malaysia18.0
12 Vietnam17.5
13 New Zealand16.8
14 Taiwan15.2
15 Pakistan13.9
16 Philippines12.8
17 North Korea10.6
18 Brunei10.0 Minor powers < 10 points
19 Bangladesh9.1
20 Cambodia7.8
21 Sri Lanka7.5
22 Myanmar7.5
23 Laos6.4
24 Mongolia5.0
25   Nepal4.2
26 Papua New Guinea3.3
2021 rankings[1]
RankCountry / TerritoryScore Status
1 United States82.2 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China74.6
3 Japan38.7 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 India37.7
5 Russia33.0
6 Australia30.8
7 South Korea30.0
8 Singapore26.2
9 Indonesia19.4
10 Thailand19.2
11 Malaysia18.3
12 Vietnam18.3
13 New Zealand17.8
14 Taiwan16.2
15 Pakistan14.7
16 Philippines13.1
17 North Korea11.5
18 Brunei9.6 Minor powers < 10 points
19 Bangladesh9.4
20 Sri Lanka8.6
21 Myanmar7.4
22 Cambodia7.1
23 Laos6.0
24 Mongolia5.7
25   Nepal4.5
26 Papua New Guinea3.7
2020 rankings[2]
RankCountry / TerritoryScore Status
1 United States81.6 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China76.1
3 Japan41.0 Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 India39.7 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 Russia33.5
6 Australia32.4
7 South Korea31.6
8 Singapore27.4
9 Thailand20.8
10 Malaysia20.7
11 Indonesia19.9
12 Vietnam19.2
13 New Zealand19.0
14 Taiwan16.7
15 Pakistan15.2
16 Philippines13.3
17 North Korea12.3
18 Bangladesh9.2 Minor powers < 10 points
19 Brunei9.1
20 Myanmar8.7
21 Sri Lanka8.3
22 Cambodia7.3
23 Laos6.0
24 Mongolia5.6
25   Nepal4.4
26 Papua New Guinea3.8

References

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  1. 1 2 "Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2021" (PDF). Lowy Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-05.
  2. 1 2 Institute, Lowy. "The 8 Measures of Power - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index". Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Comprehensive power data - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index". power.lowyinstitute.org. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Map - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index". Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Map - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index". Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2023" (PDF). Lowy Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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