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Figure 29: Vietnam is a clear outperformer within ASEAN
% share of total ASEAN-6 exports to the world
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1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
ID MY PH SG TH VN
Source: UNCOMTRADE, Standard Chartered Research
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Figure 30: Singapore and Malaysia have the highest infrastructure scores; Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos the lowest
Scores on a scale of 1 to 10; calculated using international and local data
Mekong Delta Region and peninsular economies
Island & archipelago economies
INS
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Source: Global Competitiveness Report, UN, CEIC, Standard Chartered Research
Acronyms stand for: Urbanisation (UBN), transport (TPT), electricity access (ELA), telecommunications (TCN), investments (INV), and institutions (INS)
Figure 31: Global Competitiveness Index, 2014-2015
Scores are on a scale of 1 to 7; economies ranked according to overall score
Overall score
Institutions score
Infrastructure
score
Overall rank in
2014-15 (1-144)
Overall rank in
2013-14 (1-148)
Singapore 5.65 5.98 6.54 2 2
Malaysia 5.16 5.11 5.46 20 24
Brunei 4.95* 4.96* 4.29* - 26
Thailand 4.66 3.66 4.58 31 37
Indonesia 4.57 4.11 4.37 34 38
The Philippines 4.40 3.86 3.49 52 59
Vietnam 4.23 3.51 3.74 68 70
Laos 3.91 3.92 3.38 93 81
Cambodia 3.89 3.25 3.05 95 88
Myanmar 3.24 2.80 2.05 134 139
Note: Brunei numbers from 2013-2014 Report; Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 (World Economic Forum), Standard Chartered Research
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