Asia-Pacific Countries (APAC) 2025

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Considered an APAC Country

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Considered an APAC Country
APCSS List
ESCAP Member
ESCAP Subcategory
AfghanistanUsually SSWA
American SamoaSometimes PACIFIC
ArmeniaSometimes NCA
AustraliaAlways PACIFIC
AzerbaijanSometimes NCA
BahrainRarely
BangladeshAlways SSWA
BhutanUsually SSWA
BruneiAlways SEA
CambodiaAlways SEA
CanadaSometimes
ChileSometimes
ChinaAlways ENEA
ColombiaRarely
Cook IslandsAlways PACIFIC
Costa RicaRarely
CyprusRarely
EcuadorRarely
El SalvadorRarely
FijiAlways PACIFIC
FranceSometimes
French PolynesiaUsually PACIFIC
GeorgiaSometimes NCA
GuamSometimes PACIFIC
GuatemalaRarely
HondurasRarely
Hong KongUsually ENEA
IndiaAlways SSWA
IndonesiaAlways SEA
IranSometimes SSWA
IraqRarely
IsraelRarely
JapanAlways ENEA
JordanRarely
KazakhstanSometimes NCA
KiribatiAlways PACIFIC
KuwaitRarely
KyrgyzstanSometimes NCA
LaosAlways SEA
LebanonRarely
MacauUsually ENEA
MalaysiaAlways SEA
MaldivesAlways SSWA
Marshall IslandsAlways PACIFIC
MexicoRarely
MicronesiaAlways PACIFIC
MongoliaAlways ENEA
MyanmarAlways SEA
NauruUsually PACIFIC
NepalAlways SSWA
NetherlandsSometimes
New CaledoniaAlways PACIFIC
New ZealandAlways PACIFIC
NicaraguaRarely
NiueAlways PACIFIC
North KoreaAlways ENEA
Northern Mariana IslandsSometimes PACIFIC
OmanRarely
PakistanAlways SSWA
PalauAlways PACIFIC
PalestineRarely
PanamaRarely
Papua New GuineaAlways PACIFIC
PeruSometimes
PhilippinesAlways SEA
QatarRarely
RussiaUsually NCA
SamoaUsually PACIFIC
Saudi ArabiaRarely
SingaporeAlways SEA
Solomon IslandsAlways PACIFIC
South KoreaAlways ENEA
Sri LankaAlways SSWA
SyriaRarely
TaiwanSometimes
TajikistanSometimes NCA
ThailandAlways SEA
Timor-LesteAlways SEA
TongaAlways PACIFIC
TurkeySometimes SSWA
TurkmenistanSometimes NCA
TuvaluAlways PACIFIC
United Arab EmiratesRarely
United KingdomSometimes
United StatesSometimes
UzbekistanSometimes NCA
VanuatuUsually PACIFIC
VietnamAlways SEA
YemenRarely
  • APAC is an unofficial designation. As such, the list of APAC countries often varies by source. Data below was compiled from multiple sources, with a highlight on the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
  • Countries such as the US, United Kingdom and France are occasionally considered APAC countries by way of their territories, such as American Samoa, the Cook Islands (UK) and Wallis and Futuna (France).
  • The lists shown indicate which countries are considered APAC countries by various source organizations. Lists do not necessarily indicate membership in the given source organization.
  • ESCAP divides the APAC region into five geographical subregions: East and North East Asia (ENEA), North and Central Asia (NCA), South and South West Asia (SSWA), South East Asia (SEA — ASEAN), and the Pacific (PACIFIC).