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RCEP: Milk Producers and Exporters

This page contains an analysis of the trade relationships linked to the dairy sector, within the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) trade agreement, signed on 15 November 2020.

Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly 30% of the world’s population and GDP.

RCEP brings together:
  • the 10 ASEAN states: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, with

  • 5 other partner countries: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

Legal Text of the RCEP Agreement

Population of RCEP Countries
(Thousand People)
Country 2019 2020 2021
Indonesia 269.583 271.858 273.753
Philippines 110.381 112.191 113.880
Vietnam 95.777 96.649 97.468
Thailand 71.308 71.476 71.601
Myanmar 53.040 53.423 53.798
Malaysia 32.804 33.200 33.574
Cambodia 16.208 16.397 16.589
Laos 7.212 7.319 7.425
Singapore 5.866 5.910 5.941
Brunei Darussalam 438 442 445
ASEAN's Population 662.617 668.865 674.474
China 1.421.864 1.424.930 1.425.893
Japan 125.792 125.245 124.613
Korea, South 51.804 51.845 51.830
Australia 25.357 25.670 25.921
New Zealand 4.959 5.061 5.130
RCEP's Total Population 2.292.393 2.301.616 2.307.861
WORLD's population 7.763.099 7.839.115 7.907.459
% RCEP on WORLD 29,53% 29,36% 29,19%
Source: FAO
The RCEP Participating Countries