Asia Power Index

Short description: Index measuring relative power of states in Indo-Pacific

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

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

Source:[3]

2025 rankings[4] | Rank | Country / Territory | Score  | Status

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1 |  United States | 80.5  | Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 |  China | 73.7
3 |  India | 40.0  | Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 |  Japan | 38.8  | Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 |  Russia | 32.1
6 |  Australia | 31.8
7 |  South Korea | 31.5
8 |  Singapore | 26.8
9 |  Indonesia | 22.5
10 |  Malaysia | 20.6
11 |  Thailand | 20.1
12 |  Vietnam | 19.9
13 |  New Zealand | 16.8
14 |  Taiwan | 15.7
15 |  Philippines | 15.2
16 |  Pakistan | 14.5
17 |  North Korea | 12.8
18 |  Brunei | 10.6
19 |  Cambodia | 9.5  | Minor powers < 10 points
20 |  Bangladesh | 9.0
21 |  Sri Lanka | 7.8
22 |  Laos | 7.2
23 |  Myanmar | 7.1
24 |  Mongolia | 6.0
25 |  Nepal | 5.0
26 |  East Timor | 4.8
27 |  Papua New Guinea | 4.6
2024 rankings[5] | Rank | Country / Territory | Score  | Status

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1 |  United States | 81.7  | Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 |  China | 72.7
3 |  India | 39.1  | Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 |  Japan | 38.9
5 |  Australia | 31.9
6 |  Russia | 31.1
7 |  South Korea | 31.0
8 |  Singapore | 26.4
9 |  Indonesia | 22.3
10 |  Thailand | 19.8
11 |  Malaysia | 19.6
12 |  Vietnam | 18.7
13 |  New Zealand | 16.3
14 |  Taiwan | 16.0
15 |  Philippines | 14.7
16 |  Pakistan | 14.6
17 |  North Korea | 11.3
18 |  Brunei | 10.2
19 |  Cambodia | 9.5  | Minor powers < 10 points
20 |  Bangladesh | 9.4
21 |  Sri Lanka | 7.7
22 |  Laos | 7.0
23 |  Myanmar | 6.7
24 |  Mongolia | 5.2
25 |  Nepal | 4.8
26 |  East Timor | 4.3
27 |  Papua New Guinea | 4.2
2023 rankings[6] | Rank | Country / Territory | Score  | Status

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1 |  United States | 80.7  | Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 |  China | 72.5
3 |  Japan | 37.2  | Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 |  India | 36.3
5 |  Russia | 31.6
6 |  Australia | 30.9
7 |  South Korea | 29.5
8 |  Singapore | 25.1
9 |  Indonesia | 19.4
10 |  Thailand | 18.7
11 |  Malaysia | 18.0
12 |  Vietnam | 17.5
13 |  New Zealand | 16.8
14 |  Taiwan | 15.2
15 |  Pakistan | 13.9
16 |  Philippines | 12.8
17 |  North Korea | 10.6
18 |  Brunei | 10.0  | Minor powers < 10 points
19 |  Bangladesh | 9.1
20 |  Cambodia | 7.8
21 |  Sri Lanka | 7.5
22 |  Myanmar | 7.5
23 |  Laos | 6.4
24 |  Mongolia | 5.0
25 |  Nepal | 4.2
26 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.3
2021 rankings[1] | Rank | Country / Territory | Score  | Status

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1 |  United States | 82.2  | Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 |  China | 74.6
3 |  Japan | 38.7  | Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4 |  India | 37.7
5 |  Russia | 33.0
6 |  Australia | 30.8
7 |  South Korea | 30.0
8 |  Singapore | 26.2
9 |  Indonesia | 19.4
10 |  Thailand | 19.2
11 |  Malaysia | 18.3
12 |  Vietnam | 18.3
13 |  New Zealand | 17.8
14 |  Taiwan | 16.2
15 |  Pakistan | 14.7
16 |  Philippines | 13.1
17 |  North Korea | 11.5
18 |  Brunei | 9.6  | Minor powers < 10 points
19 |  Bangladesh | 9.4
20 |  Sri Lanka | 8.6
21 |  Myanmar | 7.4
22 |  Cambodia | 7.1
23 |  Laos | 6.0
24 |  Mongolia | 5.7
25 |  Nepal | 4.5
26 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.7
2020 rankings[2] | Rank | Country / Territory | Score  | Status

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1 |  United States | 81.6  | Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2 |  China | 76.1
3 |  Japan | 41.0  | Major powers ≥ 40 points
4 |  India | 39.7  | Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5 |  Russia | 33.5
6 |  Australia | 32.4
7 |  South Korea | 31.6
8 |  Singapore | 27.4
9 |  Thailand | 20.8
10 |  Malaysia | 20.7
11 |  Indonesia | 19.9
12 |  Vietnam | 19.2
13 |  New Zealand | 19.0
14 |  Taiwan | 16.7
15 |  Pakistan | 15.2
16 |  Philippines | 13.3
17 |  North Korea | 12.3
18 |  Bangladesh | 9.2  | Minor powers < 10 points
19 |  Brunei | 9.1
20 |  Myanmar | 8.7
21 |  Sri Lanka | 8.3
22 |  Cambodia | 7.3
23 |  Laos | 6.0
24 |  Mongolia | 5.6
25 |  Nepal | 4.4
26 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.8

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2021". Lowy Institute. https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2021-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Institute, Lowy. "The 8 Measures of Power - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index" (in en). https://power.lowyinstitute.org/explore/.
3. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Comprehensive power data - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index" (in en). https://power.lowyinstitute.org/data/power/.
4. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Map - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index" (in en). https://power.lowyinstitute.org/.
5. ↑ Institute, Lowy. "Map - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index" (in en). https://power.lowyinstitute.org/.
6. ↑ "Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2023". https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2023-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf.

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