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]
Rank Country / Territory Score Status
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 80.5 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China 73.7
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 40.0 Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 38.8 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 32.1
6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 31.8
7 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 31.5
8 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 26.8
9 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 22.5
10 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 20.6
11 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 20.1
12 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 19.9
13 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 16.8
14 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 15.7
15 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 15.2
16 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 14.5
17 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 12.8
18 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 10.6
19 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 9.5 Minor powers < 10 points
20 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9.0
21 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 7.8
22 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 7.2
23 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 7.1
24 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 6.0
25 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 5.0
26 File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor 4.8
27 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 4.6
2024 rankings[5]
Rank Country / Territory Score Status
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 81.7 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China 72.7
3 File:Flag of India.svg India 39.1 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 38.9
5 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 31.9
6 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 31.1
7 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 31.0
8 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 26.4
9 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 22.3
10 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 19.8
11 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 19.6
12 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 18.7
13 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 16.3
14 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 16.0
15 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 14.7
16 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 14.6
17 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 11.3
18 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 10.2
19 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 9.5 Minor powers < 10 points
20 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9.4
21 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 7.7
22 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 7.0
23 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 6.7
24 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 5.2
25 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 4.8
26 File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor 4.3
27 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 4.2
2023 rankings[6]
Rank Country / Territory Score Status
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 80.7 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China 72.5
3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 37.2 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 File:Flag of India.svg India 36.3
5 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 31.6
6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 30.9
7 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 29.5
8 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 25.1
9 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 19.4
10 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 18.7
11 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 18.0
12 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 17.5
13 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 16.8
14 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 15.2
15 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 13.9
16 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 12.8
17 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 10.6
18 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 10.0 Minor powers < 10 points
19 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9.1
20 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 7.8
21 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 7.5
22 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 7.5
23 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 6.4
24 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 5.0
25 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 4.2
26 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 3.3
2021 rankings[1]
Rank Country / Territory Score Status
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 82.2 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China 74.6
3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 38.7 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 File:Flag of India.svg India 37.7
5 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 33.0
6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 30.8
7 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 30.0
8 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 26.2
9 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 19.4
10 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 19.2
11 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 18.3
12 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 18.3
13 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 17.8
14 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 16.2
15 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 14.7
16 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 13.1
17 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 11.5
18 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 9.6 Minor powers < 10 points
19 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9.4
20 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 8.6
21 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 7.4
22 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 7.1
23 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 6.0
24 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 5.7
25 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 4.5
26 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 3.7
2020 rankings[2]
Rank Country / Territory Score Status
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 81.6 Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 China 76.1
3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 41.0 Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 File:Flag of India.svg India 39.7 Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 33.5
6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 32.4
7 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 31.6
8 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 27.4
9 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 20.8
10 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 20.7
11 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 19.9
12 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 19.2
13 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 19.0
14 File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 16.7
15 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 15.2
16 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 13.3
17 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 12.3
18 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 9.2 Minor powers < 10 points
19 File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 9.1
20 File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 8.7
21 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 8.3
22 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 7.3
23 File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 6.0
24 File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 5.6
25 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 4.4
26 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 3.8

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