Asia Power Index Explained

The Asia Power Index is an index that measures resources and influence to rank the relative power of states in Indo-Pacific, published by the Lowy Institute annually from 2018. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories.^[1]

Methodology

The index evaluates international power in Asia through 128 indicators across eight thematic measures:Eight thematic measures are as follows: (Percent in parentheses indicates weighting)

Resources
- Economic capability (17.5%)
- Military capability (17.5%)
- Resilience (10%)
- Future resources (10%)
Influence
- Economic relationships (15%)
- Defense networks (10%)
- Diplomatic influence (10%)
- Cultural influence (10%)

Rankings

2022 rankings^[2] !Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score!Status
1	80.7	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	72.5	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	37.2	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4	36.3
5	31.6
6	30.9
7	29.5
8	25.1
9	19.4
10	18.7
11	18.0
12	17.5
13	16.8
14	15.2
15	13.9
16	12.8
17	10.6
18	10.0	Minor powers < 10 points
19	9.1
20	7.8
21	7.5
22	7.5
23	6.4
24	5.0
25	4.2
26	3.3

2021 rankings!Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score!Status
1	82.2	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	74.6	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	38.7	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4	37.7
5	33.0
6	30.8
7	30.0
8	26.2
9	19.4
10	19.2
11	18.3
12	18.3
13	17.8
14	16.2
15	14.7
16	13.1
17	11.5
18	9.6	Minor powers < 10 points
19	9.4
20	8.6
21	7.4
22	7.1
23	6.0
24	5.7
25	4.5
26	3.7

^[3] !Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score!Status
1	81.6	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	76.1	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	41.0	Major powers ≥ 40 points
4	39.7	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5	33.5
6	32.4
7	31.6
8	27.4
9	20.8
10	20.7
11	19.9
12	19.2
13	19.0
14	16.7
15	15.2
16	13.3
17	12.3
18	9.2	Minor powers < 10 points
19	9.1
20	8.7
21	8.3
22	7.3
23	6.0
24	5.6
25	4.4
26	3.8

Notes and References

Web site: Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2021. live. Lowy Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205113317/https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2021-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf . 2021-12-05 .
Web site: Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2023 . 3 March 2023 . Lowy Institute.
Web site: Institute. Lowy. The 8 Measures of Power - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index. 2020-10-21. Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2020. en.