Vietnam
•Vietnam scored lowest overall in this WGI category - was it Voice & Accountability, Political Stability or Rule of Law?
•Vietnam scored lowest in Voice & Accountability.
What is Japanese currency called?
Japan's currency is called the yen
What was Hong Kong's real GDP growth rate for 2025 1.5%, 2.5% or 3.5%?
Hong Kong's real GDP growth rate for 2024 was 2.5%. This represents a moderate expansion, easing from the 3.2% growth recorded in 2023
Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are collectively known as the Four Asian what? (hint: Creature/animal)
Four Asian Tigers
Taiwan is a global leader in the production of which high-tech product, making it a crucial player in the global electronics supply chain?
Semiconductors
Toys, Textiles, toiletries
Textiles
Japan transformed from widespread poverty and famine to become one of the world’s most economically and technologically advanced societies. In which century did this transformation primarily occur?
20th Century
What is Hong Kong's currency called?
Hong Kong's currency is called the Hong Kong dollar
Singapore is typically among the top countries globally, often scoring in the 95th percentile or higher on this indicator/index/ranking system. What is it?
WGI
What was Taiwan's GDP real growth rate in 2024? Was is 3.8%, 4.8% or 5.8%
For the year 2024, Taiwan's real GDP growth was reported at 4.8%
Which is Vietnam's top trading partner: China, the US or South Korea?
China: China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, United States: The US is the second-largest trading partner South Korea: South Korea ranks third
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Which Japanese city is considered the financial and business capital of the country?
Tokyo
As one of the world's leading international financial centers, Hong Kong's economy is characterized by what two main features - are they: low taxation and free trade or low taxation and government regulation or low taxation and high tariffs
low taxation and free trade
Singapore has the highest trade-to-GDP ratio in the world, averaging around (200%, 300% or 400%).
Singapore has the highest trade-to-GDP ratio in the world, averaging around 400%. This reflects not only its role as a major transshipment center but also the high import content of its exports
TRUE OR FALSE Taiwan is a leading global exporter of bicycles.
TRUE Taiwan is a leading global exporter of high quality bicycles - notably Giant and Merida.
Vietnam's GDP per capita is significantly lower than those of the other 4 economies in Jeopardy. In 2017 Vietnam's GDP per capita was around$4,580; $2,380 or $1,880 ?
Vietnam's GDP per capita has been reported at around $2,385 (2017 figure) and remains in the lower thousands of US dollars as of the early 2020s
What is the name of Japan’s central bank
The Bank of Japan
Which major international financial index regularly ranks Hong Kong as one of the world’s freest economies, highlighting its open trade and investment policies?
Freedom Index (officially the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom)
TRUE OR FALSE Singapore's Tuas Megaport is set to become the world’s largest fully automated port, further strengthening Singapore’s position in global shipping and logistics
TRUE
Taiwan is a major exporter of Pineapples, a tropical fruit, leading to notable trade disputes with which country in recent years?
China
Vietnam's GDP growth rate in 2024 was 2.1%, 5.1% or 7.1%.
In 2024 and 2025, Vietnam's GDP growth rates have been exceptionally strong, with figures such as 7.1% in 2024 and 8.23% in the third quarter of 2025.
What term is commonly used to describe the prolonged period of economic stagnation and deflation experienced by Japan during the 1990s and early 2000s?
The Lost Decade
How does Hong Kong rank on the freedom index for Press freedom - -- very high, moderate or low?
Press Freedom: 140th out of 180 (low)
Singapore's ranking on the freedom index for economic freedom is very high, moderate, or low
very high
What was a primary factor contributing to the rapid economic growth of the Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) during the late 20th century?
Policies that promoted export-oriented industrialization