Signal The six span GDP ranks 17th to 137th while Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei, and Timor-Leste are excluded

Summary

This signal defines which Southeast Asian economies the report studies and why others are left out. The six chosen markets vary enormously in size, from Indonesia, a top-20 economy by GDP, to the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia within the top 50. At the small end sit Cambodia and Lao PDR, ranked 96th and 137th in the world. Thailand and Myanmar are excluded because of their slower growth and because they are missing from the 2025 Business Ready report, a primary data source. Brunei Darussalam and Timor-Leste are dropped for similar data reasons, so the group reflects both economic dynamism and data availability.