The value of ASEAN trade with the plus three countries;China, Japan and South Korea, decreased last year while Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased from the same three countries.
In 2015, ASEAN total trade with the plus three countries amounted to US$708.6 billion and accounted for 31.1 percent of ASEAN’s total trade while the total FDI flowing from the plus three countries into ASEAN was valued at US$31 billion.