The Quad in numbers

1.9B combined population

1.9 billion combined population      
Source: IMF, 2022

US $34.8 trillion combined GDP

US $34.8 trillion combined GDP

 
44% of two way merch trade

Quad countries account for 44% of two-way merchandise trade across the Indo-Pacific region    
Source: UN Comtrade, 2021

30% of Global Foreign Direct Investment stock

Quad countries hold 30% of Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stock      
Source: UNCTAD, 2022

22% FDI stock held

22% of FDI stock held by Quad countries is invested in the Indo-Pacific

Two way global

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

Global exports

16% of global exports US $4.5 trillion      
Source: World Trade Organization, 2023, Bulk Download of Trade Datasets, accessed via Macroband

Global imports

20% of global imports US $5.5 trillion      
Source: World Trade Organization, 2023, Bulk Download of Trade Datasets, accessed via Macroband

Scientific publications

34% of world scientific publications      
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21

Top 10 science publications

Quad countries are all in the world top 10 for scientific publications      
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21

International scientific co-publications

50% of all international scientific co-publications      
Source: InCitesTM, Clarivate Analytics (2023), 2017-21