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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 2021 2022 2023
Indonesia 276.758 278.831 281.190
Philippines 113.101 113.964 114.891
Vietnam 98.935 99.681 100.352
Thailand 71.727 71.735 71.702
Myanmar 53.387 53.757 54.134
Malaysia 34.282 34.695 35.126
Cambodia 16.974 17.202 17.424
Laos 7.453 7.559 7.665
Singapore 5.546 5.650 5.789
Brunei Darussalam 452 455 459
ASEAN's Population 678.615 683.529 688.732
China 1.426.437 1.425.180 1.422.585
Japan 125.679 124.998 124.371
Korea, South 51.848 51.783 51.749
Australia 25.956 26.201 26.451
New Zealand 5.108 5.132 5.173
RCEP's Total Population 2.313.643 2.316.823 2.319.061
WORLD's population 7.952.532 8.019.515 8.089.869
% RCEP on WORLD 29,09% 28,89% 28,67%
Source: FAO
The RCEP Participating Countries