ASEAN: top concerns about the region 2024

In a survey conducted among Southeast Asians in 2024, the biggest concern respondents held about ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) for 2024 was the perceived inability of ASEAN to cope with fluid political and economic developments. The share of respondents concerned about ASEAN being unable to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic increased by almost 20 percent compared to the previous year.

Leading concerns regarding society, politics, and economy in Southeast Asia from 2021 to 2024

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

January 3 to February 23, 2024

Number of respondents

1,994 respondents

Special properties

among Southeast Asian respondents

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What are your top 3 concerns about ASEAN?"

ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is a political and economic union composed of the ten member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

On their calculation methodology for ASEAN average figures, the source states the following:

We decided to apply a different methodology this year assigning a 10% weighted average to each country’s responses to calculate the average figures for ASEAN as a whole. This is to ensure that the responses of each country are represented by equal proportion, given that ASEAN’s decision-making processes are based on each country having equal say, regardless of country or population size.

Respondent share by nationality:

Brunei: n = 3.2% (2021) 3.2% (2022) 9.2% (2023) 3.9% (2024)
Cambodia: n = 2.5% (2021) 4.8% (2022) 10.2% (2023) 9.5% (2024)
Indonesia: n = 12.5% (2021) 7.8% (2022) 9.3% (2023) 13.3% (2024)
Laos: n = 3.9% (2021) 2.6% (2022) 8.2% (2023) 8% (2024)
Malaysia: n = 11.3% (2021) 8.1% (2022) 9.5% (2023) 11.3% (2024)
Myanmar: n = 15.1% (2021) 20.9% (2022) 8.8% (2023) 9.5% (2024)
Philippines: n = 6.5% (2021) 23.9% (2022) 7.6% (2023) 10.8% (2024)
Singapore: n = 15.3% (2021) 13.2% (2022) 15.9% (2023) 13.7% (2024)
Thailand: n = 12.7% (2021) 7% (2022) 11% (2023) 10.1% (2024)
Vietnam: n = 17% (2021) 8.6% (2022) 10.4% (2023) 10% (2024)