SATURDAY, OCT 31, 20262026 EDITION · 17 INDICATORS
VOL. III · 2026 EDITION
The AI Trajectory Index
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🌏 Asia-Pacific AI Deep-Dive

46 economies
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AI Trajectory Index · Regional Intelligence

Where the next AI superpowers are being built

Asia-Pacific is home to the most dynamic AI race outside the US — China and Singapore lead, India is surging, and Southeast Asia is becoming an AI manufacturing and services powerhouse.

Economies

46

in 5 sub-regions

Regional Average

34.3

Global avg: 36.1

Fastest Rising

🇮🇳 India

+12 pts by 2028

Top Score

🇨🇳 82

China

Sub-regional averages

East Asia66.4
(5)
Southeast Asia41.2
(11)
South Asia31.9
(8)
Oceania26.1
(8)
Central Asia33.5
(8)

Fastest Rising — Asia-Pacific

Ranked by projected score gain to 2028

1🇮🇳

India

South Asia

65/100 · Strong Positive

+12 pts

→ 77

2🇻🇳

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

52/100 · Strong Positive

+9 pts

→ 61

3🇰🇷

South Korea

East Asia

74/100 · Positive

+8 pts

→ 82

4🇹🇼

Taiwan

East Asia

78/100 · Positive

+8 pts

→ 86

5🇮🇩

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

50/100 · Positive

+8 pts

→ 58

6🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

36/100 · Positive

+8 pts

→ 44

7🇨🇳

China

East Asia

82/100 · Positive

+6 pts

→ 88

8🇸🇬

Singapore

Southeast Asia

79/100 · Positive

+6 pts

→ 85

9🇲🇾

Malaysia

Southeast Asia

57/100 · Positive

+6 pts

→ 63

10🇵🇭

Philippines

Southeast Asia

46/100 · Positive

+6 pts

→ 52

Asia-Pacific vs. Global — Pillar Gap

Average pillar scores (0–20) · Asia-Pacific & Global benchmark

Emerging AI Powerhouses

Positive trajectory

Fast-rising Asian markets with strong momentum that are rapidly closing the gap with regional leaders

🇮🇳

India

South Asia

65/100
Strong Positive+12 pts →
🇻🇳

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

52/100
Strong Positive+9 pts →
🇮🇩

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

50/100
Positive+8 pts →
🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

36/100
Positive+8 pts →
🇲🇾

Malaysia

Southeast Asia

57/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇵🇭

Philippines

Southeast Asia

46/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇧🇩

Bangladesh

South Asia

34/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

Central Asia

46/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇦🇿

Azerbaijan

Central Asia

42/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇦🇲

Armenia

Central Asia

43/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇬🇪

Georgia

Central Asia

40/100
Positive+6 pts →
🇦🇺

Australia

Oceania

66/100
Positive+5 pts →
🇹🇭

Thailand

Southeast Asia

50/100
Positive+5 pts →
🇳🇿

New Zealand

Oceania

60/100
Positive+5 pts →
🇵🇰

Pakistan

South Asia

37/100
Positive+5 pts →
🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

South Asia

40/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇰🇭

Cambodia

Southeast Asia

25/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇲🇳

Mongolia

East Asia

27/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇳🇵

Nepal

South Asia

24/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇧🇹

Bhutan

South Asia

21/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇰🇬

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia

24/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇫🇯

Fiji

Oceania

21/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇧🇳

Brunei

Southeast Asia

38/100
Positive+3 pts →
🇹🇱

Timor-Leste

Southeast Asia

15/100
Positive+3 pts →

Sub-Regional Breakdown

Sub-RegionCountriesAvg ScoreInfraTalentGovInvestEconLeader
East Asia
566.41513.411.813.412.8🇨🇳China82
Southeast Asia
1141.29.48.98.67.66.6🇸🇬Singapore79
South Asia
831.978.16.85.34.8🇮🇳India65
Oceania
826.16.15.56.14.44🇦🇺Australia66
Central Asia
833.58.18.17.364🇰🇿Kazakhstan46

All Asia-Pacific Countries — Ranked by Score

1🇨🇳

China

East Asia

82

+6

2🇸🇬

Singapore

Southeast Asia

79

+6

3🇹🇼

Taiwan

East Asia

78

+8

4🇰🇷

South Korea

East Asia

74

+8

5🇯🇵

Japan

East Asia

71

+5

6🇦🇺

Australia

Oceania

66

+5

7🇮🇳

India

South Asia

65

+12

8🇳🇿

New Zealand

Oceania

60

+5

9🇲🇾

Malaysia

Southeast Asia

57

+6

10🇻🇳

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

52

+9

11🇮🇩

Indonesia

Southeast Asia

50

+8

12🇹🇭

Thailand

Southeast Asia

50

+5

13🇵🇭

Philippines

Southeast Asia

46

+6

14🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

Central Asia

46

+6

15🇦🇲

Armenia

Central Asia

43

+6

16🇦🇿

Azerbaijan

Central Asia

42

+6

17🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

South Asia

40

+3

18🇬🇪

Georgia

Central Asia

40

+6

19🇧🇳

Brunei

Southeast Asia

38

+3

20🇵🇰

Pakistan

South Asia

37

+5

21🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

36

+8

22🇧🇩

Bangladesh

South Asia

34

+6

23🇲🇳

Mongolia

East Asia

27

+3

24🇰🇭

Cambodia

Southeast Asia

25

+3

25🇳🇵

Nepal

South Asia

24

+3

26🇰🇬

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia

24

+3

27🇲🇲

Myanmar

Southeast Asia

22

-3

28🇧🇹

Bhutan

South Asia

21

+3

29🇫🇯

Fiji

Oceania

21

+3

30🇲🇻

Maldives

South Asia

20

+2

31🇱🇦

Laos

Southeast Asia

19

+2

32🇹🇯

Tajikistan

Central Asia

19

+2

33🇹🇲

Turkmenistan

Central Asia

18

0

34🇵🇬

Papua New Guinea

Oceania

16

+2

35🇰🇵

North Korea

16

-1

36🇹🇱

Timor-Leste

Southeast Asia

15

+3

37🇦🇫

Afghanistan

South Asia

14

-3

38🇼🇸

Samoa

Oceania

13

+2

39🇸🇧

Solomon Islands

Oceania

11

+2

40🇻🇺

Vanuatu

Oceania

11

+2

41🇹🇴

Tonga

Oceania

11

+2

42🇵🇼

Palau

11

+2

43🇰🇮

Kiribati

9

+2

44🇲🇭

Marshall Islands

9

+2

45🇳🇷

Nauru

8

0

46🇹🇻

Tuvalu

8

0