# Tiger Cub Economies Canonical: https://web4.xpay.bi/en/wiki/wp-en-7058072/ Language: en Published: 2026-10-29T22:26:54.191Z Updated: 2026-10-29T22:26:54.191Z The Tiger Cub Economies collectively refer to the economies of the developing countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the five dominant countries in Southeast Asia. ## Key facts ## Overview The Tiger Cub Economies collectively refer to the economies of the developing countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the five dominant countries in Southeast Asia. ## Overview The Tiger Cub Economies are so named because they attempt to follow the same export-driven model of technology and economic development already achieved by the rich, high-tech, industrialized, and developed countries of South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, along with the wealthy financial center of Hong Kong, which are all collectively referred to as the Four Asian Tigers. Young tigers are referred to as "cubs", the implication being that the five newly industrialized countries who make up the Tiger Cub Economies are rising Tigers. Malaysia's development as a Tiger Cub economy involved diversification away from traditional commodity exports such as palm oil and rubber toward electronics and other higher-value industries. Government policies also encouraged small and medium-sized enterprises and domestic entrepreneurship, while initiatives such as the Multimedia Super Corridor were intended to support the development of a knowledge-based economy. In fact, four countries are included in HSBC's list of top 50 economies in 2050, while Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines are included in Goldman Sachs's Next Eleven list of high potential economies because of their rapid growth and large population. Overseas Chinese entrepreneurs played a major prominent role in the development of the region's private sectors. These businesses are part of the larger bamboo network, a network of overseas Chinese businesses operating in the markets of developing countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines that share common family and cultural ties. China's transformation into a major economic power in the 21st century has led to increasing investments in Southeast Asian countries where the bamboo network is present. ## 2026 data GDP and GDP per capita data are according to the International Monetary Fund's April 2026 data. ## Developing economies of the Tiger Cubs Economy of Indonesia Economy of Malaysia Economy of the Philippines Economy of Thailand Economy of Vietnam ## Developed economies of the Four Asian Tigers Economy of Singapore Economy of Hong Kong Economy of South Korea Economy of Taiwan ## Sources - Tiger Cub Economies · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=7058072 Source: Wikipedia contributors — https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=7058072&oldid=1378858934 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation notice: Reformatted for XPay; the source may be abridged, restructured or translated. Consult the cited revision for the original.