1.9 billion combined population
Source: IMF, 2022
US $34.8 trillion combined GDP
Quad countries account for 44% of two-way merchandise trade across the Indo-Pacific region
Source: UN Comtrade, 2021
Quad countries hold 30% of Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock
Source: UNCTAD, 2022
22% of FDI stock held by Quad countries is invested in the Indo-Pacific
18% of two-way global goods and services trade US $10 trillion
Source: World Trade Organization, 2023, Bulk Download of Trade Datasets, accessed via Macroband
16% of global exports US $4.5 trillion
Source: World Trade Organization, 2023, Bulk Download of Trade Datasets, accessed via Macroband
20% of global imports US $5.5 trillion
Source: World Trade Organization, 2023, Bulk Download of Trade Datasets, accessed via Macroband
34% of world scientific publications
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21
Quad countries are all in the world top 10 for scientific publications
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21
50% of all international scientific co-publications
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21