Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) Releases Asia Manufacturing Index (AMI) 2026

Key facts

• Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) released the third edition of the Asia Manufacturing Index (AMI) 2026 on January 12, 2026.
• China retained the top position as Asia’s leading manufacturing economy for the third consecutive year.
• Malaysia climbed to second place in the AMI 2026, overtaking Vietnam in the rankings.
• Singapore advanced to fourth place, reinforcing its role in high-value and advanced manufacturing.
• India and Indonesia maintained their positions at sixth and seventh place, respectively.
• Thailand recorded an improvement in the index, moving from 10th to eighth place.
• Bangladesh ranked 11th among the 11 major Asian manufacturing economies analyzed in the report.
• The AMI 2026 introduced an archive and exact scores on a standardized 1–100 scale for every parameter.
• Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines experienced incremental ranking changes reflecting stable but competitive positions.
• Targeted industrial policy, infrastructure investment, and regulatory reform are narrowing performance gaps across Asian manufacturing economies.
• Manufacturing economies in the region increasingly compete across similar cost, scale, and capacity factors.