ASEAN at Fifty

August 4, 2017
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4th: ASEAN’s anticipated rank among the world’s largest markets by 2030 given current growth rates

47: The number of ports within the ASEAN region that have been designated as high priority for investment and expansion

3,000: The proposed length in kilometers of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link, a flagship project for ASEAN rail connectivity

4,069: Total kilometers of rail links that are missing or in need of upgrades within the ASEAN countries

38,400: The length in kilometers of the ASEAN Highway Network, a priority project for ASEAN road connectivity

$110 billion: ASEAN’s total estimated annual infrastructure investment needs

$2.4 trillion: ASEAN’s combined GDP (2015)

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