Diplomatic dialogues (bilateral) - Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Influence Index

Diplomatic dialogues (bilateral)

Number of bilateral diplomatic dialogues held between a Southeast Asian country and a partner country at leader or foreign minister level

Type: Indicator
Weighting: 1x
Source: Lowy Institute

Country

Edition

Diplomatic dialogues (bilateral)

Which partner has the most bilateral diplomatic dialogues with Southeast Asia?

1 Vietnam 100.0

12.9% 6.1% 101 2023–24
2 China 83.0

10.9% 5.1% 85 2023–24
3 Malaysia 80.9

10.6% 5.0% 83 2023–24
4 Japan 72.3

9.6% 4.5% 75 2023–24
5 Indonesia 68.1

9.1% 4.3% 71 2023–24
6 Australia 67.0

9.0% 4.2% 70 2023–24
7 Laos 64.9

8.7% 4.1% 68 2023–24
8 Singapore 62.8

8.4% 4.0% 66 2023–24
9 Cambodia 52.1

7.2% 3.4% 56 2023–24
9 Thailand 52.1

7.2% 3.4% 56 2023–24
11 India 47.9

6.6% 3.1% 52 2023–24
12 Timor-Leste 44.7

6.3% 2.9% 49 2023–24
13 Brunei 42.6

6.0% 2.8% 47 2023–24
14 South Korea 40.4

5.8% 2.7% 45 2023–24
15 Philippines 33.0

4.9% 2.3% 38 2023–24
16 United States 27.7

4.2% 2.0% 33 2023–24
17 Canada 24.5

3.8% 1.8% 30 2023–24
18 Russia 20.2

3.3% 1.6% 26 2023–24
19 France 19.1

3.2% 1.5% 25 2023–24
20 United Kingdom 13.8

2.6% 1.2% 20 2023–24
21 Myanmar 0.0

0.9% 0.4% 7 2023–24

Intra-regional

Southeast Asian countries’ influence on each other

Extra-regional

Partners exerting influence from outside the region