ASEAN Exports Have Doubled in a Decade, and Growth Is Accelerating
ASEAN exports jumped 22.5% in 2025, with Asia accounting for the majority of regional growth
ASEAN exports jumped 22.5% in 2025, with Asia accounting for the majority of regional growth
H1 2026 export growth was driven increasingly by Asia, Africa and fast-growing markets including Singapore, China and South Africa
ANDAMAN PARTNERS outlines and unpacks some of the broad shifts and fine intricacies of China’s economic development and transition.
Energy, electronics and industrial inputs continue to dominate India's imports, highlighting persistent external dependence.
China’s rise from a minor exporter to the centre of global manufacturing redefined trade flows, reshaped supply chains and forced the global economy to evolve.
Asia's scale, speed and integration are no longer concentrated in a single core, but spread across multiple, complementary engines.
Fast-growing Asian economies span frontier markets, manufacturing hubs and large domestic systems, highlighting uneven pathways to scale.
Industrial demand is concentrated in the U.S., China and the EU, while a new generation of emerging markets is expanding in global production.
India provides the region's industrial scale and Bangladesh is driving the fastest export-led expansion.
Manufacturing is expanding steadily in absolute terms, but India’s growth model remains firmly services-led.