ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the spread and performance of value-added trade in the association of Southeast Asian nations region, and to make comparisons with other regions, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It presents a selective review of the available literature on global and regional value chains in CEE and LAC. The chapter undertakes a quantitative analysis using indicators derived from the organization for economic co-operation and development–world trade organization data on trade-in-value-added (TiVA) data set. The TiVA approach provides a much finer and more accurate level of analysis on intermediate input use, and importantly includes services as well as goods. Unlike traditional trade data, TiVA data fully account for the use of intermediate goods and services in production–including imports and exports–and make it possible to isolate domestic value added that is then exported. The TiVA data offer the basis for a rich exploration of value-chain trade, including in its cross-regional comparative aspects.