In a survey conducted among Southeast Asians in 2024, 57.7 percent of respondents saw the unemployment and economic recession as the biggest challenge faced by the region in 2024. About 53.4 percent of respondents voiced concerns over climate change, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year.
Leading socio-political and economic challenges faced in Southeast Asia from 2021 to 2024
* "Intensifying economic tensions between major powers" was a new option in 2024.
Original question: "What are the top 3 challenges facing 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 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)
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ISEAS. (April 2, 2024). Leading socio-political and economic challenges faced in Southeast Asia from 2021 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281172/asean-top-challenges-faced/
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