The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Southeast Asia

Interactive Asia City Map - 2025 Edition

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As previous Open for Business reports show, the correlation between LGBTQ+ inclusion and economic and business performance can be striking, but is often overlooked. This Southeast Asia (SEA) report has a special focus on six countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – each of which has its unique economic potential and journey on supporting greater LGBTQ+ rights.

We estimate these six countries lose up to 1.47% GDP each year due to the financial costs associated with LGBTQ+ public health and wage gap differences.

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Focus Reports

In addition to the full report, click below for shorter, focused documents on each of the six focus countries.

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