Global Terrorism Index 2025

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​Regional Profiles: Asia-Pacific
Five countries in Asia-Pacific improved in 2024, while six deteriorated, resulting in the impact of terrorism rising in the region after five years of consistent improvement. A further eight countries showed no change in score when compared to the previous year. Despite the deterioration within the last year, the average impact of terrorism in the region is three per cent lower than a decade ago. 
 
Myanmar remained the most impacted country in Asia-Pacific for the fourth consecutive year, despite recording only 67 attacks and 24 deaths in 2024. This is a decline of 85 per cent in attacks and 93 per cent in deaths compared to 2023. 
 
The Philippines, Myanmar, Japan, New Zealand and Indonesia all recorded improvements on the GTI in the past year. However, the Philippines still has the second highest level of terrorism in the region, recording 31 deaths from 22 attacks in 2024. 
 
In 2024, Malaysia recorded the largest deterioration in the region, with its first terror attack in four years. The attack occurred when an assailant killed two people at a police station in May 2024. The assailant reportedly had connections with Islamic extremist group Jemaah Islamiya (JI). Indonesia was the only other country in Asia-Pacific to record more deaths in 2024 than a decade ago, with ten deaths and 20 attacks in 2024, compared to three deaths and four attacks in 2014. 
 
Several countries have recorded improvements over the last decade, with the Philippines, Thailand, China and Malaysia all improving since 2014. China recorded the largest improvement over the last decade, with deaths falling from 126 in 2015 to only one in 2024. 
 
Global Terrorism Index 2025. Institute for Economics & Peace. Sydney, Australia.