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The '''Asia Power Index''' is an index that measures resources and influence to rank the relative [[Social:Power (international relations)|power of states]] in [[Earth:Indo-Pacific|Indo-Pacific]], published by the Lowy Institute annually from 2018. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories.<ref name="API2021">{{cite web|title=Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2021|url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2021-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Lowy Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205113317/https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2021-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf |archive-date=2021-12-05 }}</ref>
==Methodology==
The index evaluates [[Social:Power (international relations)|international power]] in Asia through 128 indicators across eight thematic measures:<ref name=API2020/>
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==
{|
|
{|class="wikitable"
|+2022 rankings<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Asia Power Index – Key Findings 2023 |url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/downloads/lowy-institute-2023-asia-power-index-key-findings-report.pdf |access-date=3 March 2023 |website=Lowy Institute}}</ref>
!Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score
!Status
|-
|1 || {{flag|United States
}} || 80.7
| rowspan="2" |[[Social:Superpower|Superpowers]] ≥ 70 points
|-
|2 || {{flag|China}} || 72.5
|-
|3 || {{flag|Japan}} || 37.2
| rowspan="15" |[[Social:Middle power|Middle powers]] ≥ 10 points
|-
|4 || {{flag|India}} || 36.3
|-
|5 || {{flag|Russia}} || 31.6
|-
|6 || {{flag|Australia}} || 30.9
|-
|7 || {{flag|South Korea}} || 29.5
|-
|8 || {{flag|Singapore}} || 25.1
|-
|9 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || 19.4
|-
|10 || {{flag|Thailand}} || 18.7
|-
|11 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || 18.0
|-
|12 || {{flag|Vietnam}} || 17.5
|-
|13 || {{flag|New Zealand}} || 16.8
|-
|14 || {{flag|Taiwan}} || 15.2
|-
|15 || {{flag|Pakistan}} || 13.9
|-
|16 || {{flag|Philippines}} || 12.8
|-
|17 || {{flag|North Korea}} || 10.6
|-
|18 || {{flag|Brunei}} || 10.0
| rowspan="9" |[[Earth:Small power|Minor powers]] < 10 points
|-
|19 || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 9.1
|-
|20 || {{flag|Cambodia}} || 7.8
|-
|21 || {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 7.5
|-
|22 || {{flag|Myanmar}} || 7.5
|-
|23 || {{flag|Laos}} || 6.4
|-
|24 || {{flag|Mongolia}} || 5.0
|-
|25 || {{flag|Nepal}} || 4.2
|-
|26 || {{flag|Papua New Guinea}} || 3.3
|}
|
{|class="wikitable"
|+2021 rankings<ref name=API2021/>
!Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score
!Status
|-
|1 || {{flag|United States}} || 82.2
| rowspan="2" |[[Social:Superpower|Superpowers]] ≥ 70 points
|-
|2 || {{flag|China}} || 74.6
|-
|3 || {{flag|Japan}} || 38.7
| rowspan="15" |[[Social:Middle power|Middle powers]] ≥ 10 points
|-
|4 || {{flag|India}} || 37.7
|-
|5 || {{flag|Russia}} || 33.0
|-
|6 || {{flag|Australia}} || 30.8
|-
|7 || {{flag|South Korea}} || 30.0
|-
|8 || {{flag|Singapore}} || 26.2
|-
|9 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || 19.4
|-
|10 || {{flag|Thailand}} || 19.2
|-
|11 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || 18.3
|-
|12 || {{flag|Vietnam}} || 18.3
|-
|13 || {{flag|New Zealand}} || 17.8
|-
|14 || {{flag|Taiwan}} || 16.2
|-
|15 || {{flag|Pakistan}} || 14.7
|-
|16 || {{flag|Philippines}} || 13.1
|-
|17 || {{flag|North Korea}} || 11.5
|-
|18 || {{flag|Brunei}} || 9.6
| rowspan="9" |[[Earth:Small power|Minor powers]] < 10 points
|-
|19 || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 9.4
|-
|20 || {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 8.6
|-
|21 || {{flag|Myanmar}} || 7.4
|-
|22 || {{flag|Cambodia}} || 7.1
|-
|23 || {{flag|Laos}} || 6.0
|-
|24 || {{flag|Mongolia}} || 5.7
|-
|25 || {{flag|Nepal}} || 4.5
|-
|26 || {{flag|Papua New Guinea}} || 3.7
|}
|
{|class="wikitable "
|+{{nowrap|2020 rankings}}<ref name=API2020>{{Cite web|last=Institute|first=Lowy|title=The 8 Measures of Power - Lowy Institute Asia Power Index|url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/explore/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2020|language=en}}</ref>
!Rank !!Country / Territory !!Score
!Status
|-
|1 || {{flag|United States}} || 81.6
| rowspan="2" |[[Social:Superpower|Superpowers]] ≥ 70 points
|-
|2 || {{flag|China}} || 76.1
|-
|3 || {{flag|Japan}} || 41.0
|Major powers ≥ 40 points
|-
|4 || {{flag|India}} || 39.7
| rowspan="14" |[[Social:Middle power|Middle powers]] ≥ 10 points
|-
|5 || {{flag|Russia}} || 33.5
|-
|6 || {{flag|Australia}} || 32.4
|-
|7 || {{flag|South Korea}} || 31.6
|-
|8 || {{flag|Singapore}} || 27.4
|-
|9 || {{flag|Thailand}} || 20.8
|-
|10 || {{flag|Malaysia}} || 20.7
|-
|11 || {{flag|Indonesia}} || 19.9
|-
|12 || {{flag|Vietnam}} || 19.2
|-
|13 || {{flag|New Zealand}} || 19.0
|-
|14 || {{flag|Taiwan}} || 16.7
|-
|15 || {{flag|Pakistan}} || 15.2
|-
|16 || {{flag|Philippines}} || 13.3
|-
|17 || {{flag|North Korea}} || 12.3
|-
|18 || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 9.2
| rowspan="9" |[[Earth:Small power|Minor powers]] < 10 points
|-
|19 || {{flag|Brunei}} || 9.1
|-
|20 || {{flag|Myanmar}} || 8.7
|-
|21 || {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 8.3
|-
|22 || {{flag|Cambodia}} || 7.3
|-
|23 || {{flag|Laos}} || 6.0
|-
|24 || {{flag|Mongolia}} || 5.6
|-
|25 || {{flag|Nepal}} || 4.4
|-
|26 || {{flag|Papua New Guinea}} || 3.8
|}
|}

==References==
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