Southeast Asia’s Chip Industry: Ranking the Leaders

It’s 2026 and the global chip race is on. Across the world, governments are scrambling to capture a segment of the lucrative market for semiconductors and integrated circuits, the building blocks of the modern economy. In addition to being extremely lucrative, control of chip supply chains has become central to the strategic competition between the United States and China. Southeast Asia has long played an important role in these supply chains. The region currently accounts for around 26 percent of global chip exports, up from around 20 percent two decades ago. Six of the 11 nations of Southeast Asia are making a concerted effort to carve out a role for themselves in the semiconductor industry: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Today, we’re looking at which countries are succeeding – and which are falling behind. For more Indo-Pacific analysis, subscribe to The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/subscriptions/ Use code DIPASIA10 at checkout to get 10% off. SCRIPT: Sebastian Strangio VOICEOVER: Catherine Putz VIDEO EDITING: Aylin Aly 00:00 intro 01:35 Southeast Asia & semiconductors 04:34 No. 6 06:00 No. 5 07:46 No. 4 09:43 No. 3 12:29 No. 2 14:50 No. 1 Music licensed via Shutterstock: PG5CUDKD1CKVFIUL 7DKL52CIMWBEUYWO YASFQ8ZRVGRKZWZ4 #southeastasiatech #semiconductor #malaysia #indonesia #thailand #singapore #philippines #vietnam