Chart: Which Countries Eat the Most Instant Noodles?

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Chart: Which Countries Eat the Most Instant Noodles?

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The world collectively consumed 120 billion instant noodle servings in 2023. But which countries ate the most?

We visualize the country-level breakdown with estimated figures from the World Instant Noodles Association (WINA).

ℹ️ Established in March 1997, WINA collects and distributes data related to instant noodles for safe consumption and quality. Ranked: Countries by their Instant Noodle Consumption

Unsurprisingly, the now second-most populous country in the world, China, (along with Hong Kong SAR) ate about 42 billion instant noodle servings in 2023. This works out to about 30 noodle helpings per person in the year.

RankCountryRegionInstant Noodle
Servings Consumed 1🇨🇳 China and
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Asia42.2B 2🇮🇩 IndonesiaAsia14.5B 3🇮🇳 IndiaAsia8.7B 4🇻🇳 VietnamAsia8.1B 5🇯🇵 JapanAsia5.8B 6🇺🇸 U.S.North America5.1B 7🇵🇭 PhilippinesAsia4.4B 8🇰🇷 South KoreaAsia4.0B 9🇹🇭 ThailandAsia4.0B 10🇳🇬 NigeriaAfrica3.0B 11🇧🇷 BrazilSouth America2.6B 12🇷🇺 RussiaEurope/Asia2.2B N/A🌍 Rest of WorldOther15.6B

Staying in Asia, Indonesia (14.5 billion servings), India (8.7 billion), Vietnam (8.1 billion) and Japan (5.8 billion) make up the top five.

The U.S. is the top ranked country by instant noodle consumption (5.1 billion servings) from outside Asia. There are also only two non-Asian countries in the top 10, with the other being Nigeria (3 billion portions).

Russia is the top ranked European country for instant noodle consumption, 12th overall with 2.2 billion servings.

Noodle Preferences Around the World

There’s a large variety in instant noodle brands worldwide, catering to different populations’ specific cultural and dietary habits.

For example, given Indonesia’s largely Muslim population, most noodle products are halal.

On the other hand, vegetable and tomato-based soups are eaten the most in India due to its large vegetarian population.

Meanwhile, Vietnam prefers a shrimp-flavored broth along with pho rice noodles, which are popular in the country.

To end with a fun fact, instant noodles sold in the U.S. are generally

Which Countries Have the Most Economic Influence in Southeast Asia?

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Countries With the Most Economic Influence in Southeast Asia

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This chart visualizes the results of a 2024 survey conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

Nearly 2,000 respondents from 10 countries were asked to select which country/region they believe has the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia.

The countries surveyed are all member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union of 10 countries in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia Perceptions: Who’s Got Economic Influence?

Across all ASEAN nations, China is regarded as the region’s most influential economic power.

Laos and Thailand had the highest share of respondents picking China, at 78% and 71% respectively. As the report points out, China is Laos’ largest foreign investor as well as its top export market.

Country🇨🇳 China🌏 ASEAN🇺🇸 U.S. 🇧🇳 Brunei64%18%8% 🇰🇭 Cambodia60%11%20% 🇮🇩 Indonesia54%28%8% 🇱🇦 Laos78%8%8% 🇲🇾 Malaysia67%17%9% 🇲🇲 Myanmar60%7%20% 🇵🇭 Philippines31%26%28% 🇸🇬 Singapore60%15%21% 🇹🇭 Thailand71%9%11% 🇻🇳 Vietnam53%29%11%
Note: Percentages are rounded.

Other ASEAN countries usually score highly as well, along with the United States.

It’s only in the Philippines, where China (31%), the U.S. (28%) and ASEAN (26%) were perceived as having a similar amount of influence.

ASEAN, Japan, and the EU

Filipinos also rated Japan’s economic influence the highest (9%) compared to those surveyed in other ASEAN countries. In 2023, the Southeast Asian bloc celebrated 50 years of friendship with Japan, marking it as one of their most important “dialogue partners.”

Country🇯🇵 Japan🇪🇺 EU🌐 Other 🇧🇳 Brunei3%1%7% 🇰🇭 Cambodia1%5%3% 🇮🇩 Indonesia5%1%3% 🇱🇦 Laos1%4%1% 🇲🇾 Malaysia4%0%2% 🇲🇲 Myanmar6%6%2% 🇵🇭 Philippines9%4%3% 🇸🇬 Singapore3%0%2% 🇹🇭 Thailand3%4%4% 🇻🇳 Vietnam3%3%2%
Note: Percentages are rounded. Other countries include: Australia, South Korea, India, and the UK.

The EU

Mapped: Southeast Asia’s GDP Per Capita, by Country

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Mapped: Southeast Asia’s GDP Per Capita, by Country

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In 1937, as America navigated the Great Depression, Russian-born economist Simon Kuznets presented a novel idea on measuring a country’s economy. And thus, gross domestic product (GDP) was born.

Nearly eight decades later, measuring GDP, and GDP per capita—which helps make data comparable between populations—has become a benchmark statistic to compare and contrast countries’ economies and productivity.

In this map, we compare Southeast Asia’s GDP per capita levels. Data is in current U.S. dollars, sourced from the International Monetary Fund’s DataMapper tool, last updated April 2024.

Ranked: Southeast Asian Countries by GDP Per Capita

Singapore stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of the region with a per capita GDP past $88,000. It is also, incidentally, one of the richest nations in the world by this metric.

The 734 km² country has only 5.6 million residents and very few natural resources. However the country’s strategic location makes it a center for trade and commerce.

CountryGDP Per Capita 🇸🇬 Singapore$88,450 🇧🇳 Brunei$35,110 🇲🇾 Malaysia$13,310 🇹🇭 Thailand$7,810 🇮🇩 Indonesia$5,270 🇻🇳 Vietnam$4,620 🇵🇭 Philippines$4,130 🇰🇭 Cambodia$2,630 🇱🇦 Laos$1,980 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste$1,450 🇲🇲 Myanmar$1,250
Note: Figures are rounded.

This is in sharp contrast to Brunei, Southeast Asia’s next richest country, with a per capita GDP of $35,110.

Oil is a critical part of Brunei’s economy, making it both very wealthy, but landing it in a vulnerable, resource-dependent position. Oil and gas revenues contribute half the country’s entire revenue receipts.

Two countries known for their large tourism sectors, Malaysia and Thailand rank third and fourth, at $13,310 and $7,810 respectively.

Finally, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and the world’s fourth-most populous country Indonesia, rounds out the top five with a GDP per capita of $5,270.

Mapped: The Most Valuable Company in Each Southeast Asian Country

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The Most Valuable Company in Each Southeast Asian Country

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Southeast Asia has been emerging as an economic powerhouse in the past decade. However, there are very noticeable disparities in the sizes of the largest publicly-traded corporations in countries within the region.

In this visualization, we map the most valuable company in each Southeast Asian country, by their market capitalization in current U.S. dollars as of April 18th, 2024.

Data for this visualization and article is sourced from Companiesmarketcap.com, and the Laos and Yangon stock exchanges.

Southeast Asia’s Biggest Companies are Banks

The most valuable companies in Indonesia and Singapore, Bank Central Asia and DBS Group, are each worth more than $60 billion, and both are banks.

In the quartet of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines, the largest companies by market cap are all worth around $20 billion. Out of the four, two are banks.

CountryCompanyMarket Cap 🇮🇩 Indonesia🏦 Bank Central Asia$73B 🇸🇬 Singapore🏦 DBS Group$69B 🇲🇾 Malaysia🏦 Maybank$28B 🇹🇭 Thailand⛽ PTT PCL$27B 🇻🇳 Vietnam🏦 Vietcombank$20B 🇵🇭 Philippines📈 SM Investments
Corporation$20B 🇰🇭 Cambodia🚢 Sihanoukville
Autonomous Port$1B 🇱🇦 Laos🏭 LALCO$312M 🇲🇲 Myanmar📈 First Myanmar
Investment$139M
Note: Figures are rounded, and current as of April 18th, 2024.

Cambodia stands by itself, with its most valuable publicly listed company, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, worth $1 billion.

Meanwhile, LALCO in Laos is a credit leasing company worth $312 million and Myanmar’s biggest company, First Myanmar Investment, is worth $139 million.

Finally, Brunei and Timor-Leste do not have public stock exchanges, but for different reasons.

Most of Brunei’s economy relies on the state-owned oil sector, which also helps make its sultan the world’s second-richest monarch. However, in Timor-Leste, a small population combined with limited access to credit and liquidity has led to limited opportunities for the creation of publicly-listed companies or an exchange.