ASEAN: views on the United States' economic influence 2024

In a survey conducted among Southeast Asians in 2024, 52 percent of the respondents from ASEAN countries welcomed the United States' growing economic influence in the region. This marked a decrease from close to 66 percent in the previous year. In contrast, the share of respondents worried about the United States' growing economic influence across Southeast Asia increased compared to 2023.

Views on the economic influence of the United States among respondents in Southeast Asia in 2024

Characteristic	I am worried about its growing regional economic influence	I welcome its growing regional economic influence
-	-	-
-	-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

April 2024

More information

Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

January 3 to February 23, 2024

Number of respondents

296 respondents

Special properties

among Southeast Asian respondents

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What is your view of this economic power’s influence on your country?"

Respondents included those who previously answered "United States" in response to a question about which country or regional organization is currently the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia.

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.

Number of respondents in 2024 overall survey: n = 1,994

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)