Executives’ changing views of 16 business environment factors in ASEAN countries 2010 vs 2015

The above table is a summary of executives’ changing views of 16 business environment factors, listed in the left-hand column, across each of the 10 ASEAN countries. The numbers listed show the change in satisfaction between respondents’ answers in 2010 and 2015, with the number representing the difference between the answers in percentage points. The green cells indicate positive changes in satisfaction, while the red cells indicate negative changes in satisfaction. The intensity of the shade of green or red indicates the significance of the change. Unshaded cells indicate minimal change.

Overall, respondents indicated incremental changes in most factors across the region, with improvements in lack of corruption (4%) and personal security (4%) ranking highest and a decrease in the availability of low cost labor lowest (-14%)

The complete survey is available here - ASEAN Business Outlook Survey 2016.pdf

For more than a decade, the ASEAN Business Outlook Survey has been a key barometer of U.S. business sentiment in Southeast Asia. Executives from both American and foreign enterprises as well as thought leaders from governments, academia, and non-government organisations across ASEAN rely on the survey to understand the opportunities and challenges for American businesses across the region.

The surveys incorporate the responses of nearly 500 senior business executives representing U.S. companies in all ten ASEAN markets. These include small, medium, and large companies in manufacturing, services, and agriculture.

The ASEAN Business Outlook Survey is a collaborative effort between the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with support from the American Cambodian Business Council, the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia, the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), AmCham chapters in Laos and Myanmar, and American business leaders in Brunei.

The Business Minder is a business consulting and management service operating in ASEAN countries with clients in Bali Indonesia Singapore and Malaysia.