Which country in the pacific asia region has one of the worlds largest economies?

Q: Which country dominates the Pacific Asia region economically?

Because of Chinas rapid growth, the rest of the Asia Pacific countries have become highly dependent on China for trade. In fact, China is the primary export destination for much of the region and the economic ties in the region continue to strengthen.

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By 2030, Asia is expected to contribute roughly 60% of global growth Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Zara Ingilizian

Head of Shaping the Future of Consumption; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

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Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
1	Singapore	84.4	-5.3	5	Luxembourg	80.6	+4.6
2	Switzerland	84.2	+2.3	6	Taiwan	80.1	+1.5
3	Ireland	82.0	+0.6	7	Estonia	80.0	+1.8
4	New Zealand	80.6	-3.3

Mostly Free

Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
8	Netherlands	79.5	+2.7	22	Austria	73.8	-0.1
9	Finland	78.3	+2.2	23	Cyprus	72.9	+1.5
10	Denmark	78.0	+0.2	24	United Kingdom	72.7	-5.7
11	Sweden	77.9	+3.2	25	United States	72.1	-2.7
12	Australia	77.7	-4.7	26	Georgia	71.8	-5.4
13	Iceland	77.0	-0.4	27	Malta	71.5	+1.3
14	Norway	76.9	+3.5	28	Barbados	71.3	+6.3
15	Canada	76.6	-1.3	29	Bulgaria	71.0	+0.6
16	Germany	76.1	+3.6	30	Mauritius	70.9	-6.1
17	Lithuania	75.8	-1.1	31	Portugal	70.8	+3.3
18	Latvia	74.8	+2.5	32	Slovenia	70.5	+2.2
19	South Korea	74.6	+0.6	33	United Arab Emirates	70.2	-6.7
20	Chile	74.4	-0.8	34	Uruguay	70.0	+0.7
21	Czech Republic	74.4	+0.6

Moderately Free

Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
35	Japan	69.9	-4.2	62	Brunei Darussalam	64.8	-1.8
36	Slovak Republic	69.7	+3.4	63	Indonesia	64.4	-2.5
37	Belgium	69.6	-0.5	64	Kazakhstan	64.4	-6.7
38	The Bahamas	68.7	+4.1	65	Saint Lucia	64.3	-3.2
39	Poland	68.7	-1.0	66	Mongolia	63.9	+1.5
40	Samoa	68.3	+6.4	67	Mexico	63.7	-1.8
41	Spain	68.2	-1.7	68	Bosnia and Herzegovina	63.4	+0.5
42	Malaysia	68.1	-6.3	69	Guatemala	63.2	-0.8
43	Israel	68.0	-5.8	70	Thailand	63.2	-6.5
44	Qatar	67.7	-4.3	71	Dominican Republic	63.0	+0.9
45	Croatia	67.6	+4.0	72	Vanuatu	62.9	+2.4
46	Jamaica	67.4	-1.6	73	Paraguay	62.9	+0.3
47	Romania	67.1	-2.4	74	Bahrain	62.0	-7.9
48	Hungary	66.9	-0.3	75	Azerbaijan	61.6	-8.5
49	Cabo Verde	66.7	+2.9	76	Côte d'Ivoire	61.6	-0.1
50	Albania	66.6	+1.4	77	Greece	61.5	+0.6
51	Peru	66.5	-1.2	78	Moldova	61.3	-1.2
52	France	65.9	+0.2	79	Seychelles	61.1	-5.2
53	North Macedonia	65.7	-2.9	80	Philippines	61.1	-3.0
54	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	65.7	-0.6	81	Benin	61.0	+1.4
55	Costa Rica	65.4	+1.2	82	Micronesia	61.0	+10.6
56	Panama	65.4	-0.8	83	Tonga	60.8	+3.3
57	Italy	65.4	+0.5	84	Vietnam	60.6	-1.1
58	Armenia	65.3	-6.6	85	São Tomé and Príncipe	60.3	+4.4
59	Serbia	65.2	-2.0	86	Kosovo	60.1	-6.4
60	Colombia	65.1	-3.0	87	Jordan	60.1	-4.5
61	Botswana	64.8	-2.8	88	Senegal	60.0	+2.0

Mostly Unfree

Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
89	Ghana	59.8	+0.6	118	Saudi Arabia	55.5	-10.5
90	El Salvador	59.6	-1.4	119	Mauritania	55.3	-0.8
91	Guyana	59.5	+2.1	120	Djibouti	55.3	-0.9
92	Honduras	59.5	-0.3	121	Niger	54.9	-2.4
93	Tanzania	59.5	-1.8	122	Nicaragua	54.8	-1.5
94	Bhutan	59.3	+1.0	123	Papua New Guinea	54.6	-4.3
95	Namibia	59.2	-3.4	124	Nigeria	54.4	-4.3
96	Kiribati	59.2	+14.8	125	Dominica	54.4	+1.4
97	Morocco	59.2	-4.1	126	Ecuador	54.3	+1.9
98	Madagascar	58.9	+1.2	127	Uganda	54.2	-4.4
99	Trinidad and Tobago	58.8	-0.2	128	Tunisia	54.2	-2.4
100	Burkina Faso	58.3	+1.8	129	Guinea	54.2	-2.3
101	Kuwait	58.3	-5.8	130	Ukraine	54.1	-2.1
102	The Gambia	58.0	-0.8	131	India	53.9	-2.6
103	Montenegro	57.8	-5.6	132	Sri Lanka	53.3	-2.4
104	Togo	57.2	-0.3	133	Brazil	53.3	-0.1
105	Rwanda	57.1	-11.2	134	Malawi	53.0	0.0
106	Cambodia	57.1	-0.2	135	Belarus	53.0	-8.0
107	Turkey	56.9	-7.1	136	Cameroon	52.9	-0.5
108	Oman	56.6	-8.0	137	Bangladesh	52.7	-3.8
109	Belize	56.6	-0.9	138	Kenya	52.6	-2.3
110	Solomon Islands	56.5	0.0	139	Angola	52.6	-1.6
111	Fiji	56.4	-5.8	140	Sierra Leone	52.0	+0.3
112	South Africa	56.2	-3.5	141	Eswatini	51.4	-3.7
113	Russia	56.1	-5.4	142	Mozambique	51.3	-0.3
114	Mali	55.9	+0.3	143	Comoros	50.4	-5.3
115	Gabon	55.8	-2.3	144	Argentina	50.1	-2.6
116	Kyrgyz Republic	55.8	-7.9	145	Haiti	50.0	-0.8
117	Uzbekistan	55.7	-2.6

Repressed

Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
146	Chad	49.8	-0.6	162	Lebanon	47.3	-4.1
147	Tajikistan	49.7	-5.5	163	Equatorial Guinea	47.2	-2.0
148	Nepal	49.7	-1.0	164	Timor-Leste	46.3	+1.6
149	Burma	49.6	-5.6	165	Turkmenistan	46.2	-1.2
150	Ethiopia	49.6	-2.1	166	Guinea-Bissau	46.0	-8.9
151	Laos	49.2	-4.7	167	Algeria	45.8	-3.9
152	Egypt	49.1	-6.6	168	Central African Republic	45.7	-3.1
153	Pakistan	48.8	-2.9	169	Bolivia	43.0	+0.3
154	Zambia	48.7	-1.7	170	Iran	42.4	-4.8
155	Republic of Congo	48.5	-2.2	171	Eritrea	39.7	-2.6
156	Suriname	48.1	+1.7	172	Burundi	39.4	-10.5
157	Lesotho	48.1	-5.4	173	Zimbabwe	33.1	-6.4
158	China	48.0	-10.4	174	Sudan	32.0	-7.1
159	Liberia	47.9	-1.3	175	Cuba	29.5	+1.4
160	Democratic Republic of Congo	47.6	-1.4	176	Venezuela	24.8	+0.1
161	Maldives	47.3	-7.9	177	North Korea	3.0	-2.2

Not Ranked

Rank	Country	Overall	Change	rank	Country	Overall	Change
N/A	Afghanistan	N/A	N/A	N/A	Somalia	N/A	N/A
N/A	Iraq	N/A	N/A	N/A	Syria	N/A	N/A
N/A	Libya	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yemen	N/A	N/A
N/A	Liechtenstein	N/A	N/A

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Which country in the Pacific Asia region has one of the world's largest economy?

Three economies in the Asia and the Pacific region were among the largest in the world in terms of share of global PPP-based GDP: China (16.4%), India (6.7%), and Indonesia (2.4%), ranking first, third, and tenth, respectively, in the world.

What are the largest economies in Asia?

China is the largest economy in Asia, followed by Japan, India, South Korea, and Indonesia. These five together hold a huge 76.5% share of the Asian economy. Timor-Leste is the smallest economy in Asia.

Which country dominates the Pacific Asia region economically?

Because of China's rapid growth, the rest of the Asia Pacific countries have become highly dependent on China for trade. In fact, China is the primary export destination for much of the region and the economic ties in the region continue to strengthen.

Who has biggest economy in the world?

1. United States: USD 29.3 trillion in 2026. FocusEconomics panelists see the U.S. retaining its title as the world's largest economy over the next few years, forecasting nominal GDP of USD 29.3 trillion in 2026.