Asia’s economies have seen a mixed set of results as the region's nations have responded differently to the Covid-19 pandemic. Several countries have revised down their gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts for 2021, with factors ranging from restricted vaccine access to devastated tourism industries and supply chain disruptions all having an impact on economic growth.
In 2020, only a handful of the 15 economies listed in the ranking managed to expand GDP, including China (2.3%), New Zealand (1%) and Vietnam (2.9%), according to World Bank figures.
