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The Philippines has maintained its position as one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia in recent years, with average annual gross domestic product growth at 6.3% since 2010 against 4.5% in 2000 to 2009. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been a strong partner in the development of the Philippines, the bank's host country, and is one of its largest sources of official development assistance, with average annual lending of $952 million over the past 10 years to 2019. The Philippine government wants to attain upper middle-income status in 2020, rooted on inclusive growth, a socially responsible society, and a globally competitive economy. In its Philippine Development Plan 2017–2022, the government placed emphasis on addressing underinvestment in infrastructure, tackling poverty and income inequality, and reducing regional growth disparities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been supporting Samoa since 1966, and the country has been making strong progress toward achieving its key development priorities. Poverty has fallen in urban centers, child mortality has been reduced, and greater emphasis has been placed on environmental sustainability. Primary school education is now almost universal, while gender disparity in both primary and secondary education has been eliminated. Support for Samoa's national budget is provided by ADB, the World Bank, the governments of Australia and New Zealand, and the European Union. This support has helped improve the lives of the country's poor, make progress on public financial management reforms, and implement systems to strengthen climate resilience.

With some of the world's highest mountains covering 93% of its territory, Tajikistan faces obvious obstacles to its development. These include food insecurity, limited transport connectivity, and low levels of private investment. Due to its narrow economic base and reliance on remittances by labor migrants, Tajikistan's economy remains vulnerable to external shocks. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has partnered with Tajikistan since 1998. The bank's country partnership strategy, 2016–2020 emphasizes widening Tajikistan's economic base by exploring the country's domestic and international competitive advantages, and improving its investment climate to create jobs with higher incomes. Achieving these objectives requires Tajikistan to improve its transport, energy, and municipal infrastructure. It also means upgrading the skills of the labor force and improving food security, including climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been supporting Thailand since 1966 and is presently helping the government, elected in March 2019, to follow through on its inaugural policy statement. This statement reaffirms Thailand's long-term strategic directions under the country's 20-year strategy, with the aim of reaching high-income status by 2037. Under both the country's 20-year strategic plan and its 5-year development plan, ADB is working to help Thailand achieve its short- and long-term economic growth targets and development objectives. In recent years, this has centered around generating environmentally sustainable growth and encouraging private sector participation in much-needed infrastructure projects.

Tonga faces development challenges typical of many small island economies. These challenges include geographic isolation, limited human and financial resources, a small domestic market, high costs of doing business, and inefficient delivery of services. The economy is narrowly based and depends on inflows of remittances and external assistance to supplement domestic revenue. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) began working with Tonga in 1972 and has recently been focused on resolving the country's medium-term development issues. This requires continued implementation of structural reforms to improve productivity, remove bottlenecks to growth, develop disaster resilience, climate-proof infrastructure, and strengthen macroeconomic foundations. In response, over the past 12 years, ADB has doubled its committed grants and concessional loans to Tonga and mobilized $88.1 million in cofinancing.

Tuvalu has been a member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 1993. This fragile Pacific microstate is geographically isolated, vulnerable to climatic events, exposed to economic shocks, and lacking in many of the resources needed for sustainable growth and poverty reduction. With limited opportunities for private business, the country relies on its public sector as the main driver of growth. Tuvalu's income derives largely from fishing license fees, trust fund investments, foreign aid, and remittances. Natural disasters such as cyclones and king tides increase the volatility of revenue flows and can substantially alter fiscal outcomes. The use of the Australian dollar means the Government of Tuvalu is reliant on fiscal policy as the macroeconomic policy lever.

Uzbekistan joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1995. Today, emboldened by a new development strategy and a comprehensive reform agenda, the country is striving for a vibrant economy led by the private sector. In June 2019, ADB approved a new country partnership strategy for Uzbekistan covering 2019–2023. This partnership strategy is aligned with the country's national development strategy and supports the Government of Uzbekistan's ongoing reforms to transition toward a more inclusive and market-driven economy. The government's objectives can only be achieved by developing a robust private sector and reducing the state's pervasive footprint. ADB will assist this transition by providing policy advice, investments, and capacity-building projects that support private sector development, reduce economic and social disparities, and promote regional cooperation and integration.

Vanuatu faces development challenges typical of small island economies. These include remoteness, small market size, limited human and financial resources, and vulnerability to shocks such as natural disasters. In recent years, economic growth in the country has been driven by construction, tourism, and aid inflows. The rural economy is primarily agrarian, with largely subsistence farming, aside from some copra, beef, cocoa, and kava produced for export. In 1980, Vanuatu gained independence from France and the United Kingdom, after 76 years of joint administration, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) began supporting the country in 1981.

Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia has become an important node for regional trade flows. The Government of Georgia has taken steps to deregulate the economy, streamline bureaucracy, and combat corruption. Committed to an inclusive growth process, the government has considerably increased social sector funding and made public expenditure transparent. Solid economic growth is expected to support Georgia's development and reduce the country's poverty and unemployment.

Following the global financial crisis in 2007–2008, the Government of Kazakhstan requested access to concessional resources to support its programs. ADB provided a countercyclical loan of $500 million. In 2015, ADB disbursed another countercyclical loan of $1 billion to help Kazakhstan respond to a steep decline in oil prices and the economic slowdown in its major trading partners, including the Russian Federation, European Union member countries, and the People's Republic of China. The loan has helped the government modernize infrastructure and foster job creation, deliver social services, support low-income households, and develop the private sector.

Indonesia was a founding member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1966, and today it is among the bank's largest shareholders and sovereign borrowers. The country has made remarkable progress in its social and economic development in the past few decades. Since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, its economy has grown tenfold and per capita income eightfold. Indonesia reached middle-income status in 2004 and became a G20 member in 2008. Poverty levels fell to single-digit levels for the first time in 2018.

Following a hiatus from 1980 to 2001, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)—in collaboration with other development partners—is supporting Afghanistan's national development strategies and priority programs to establish a stronger foundation for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. Despite marked improvements since the resumption of operations in 2002, Afghanistan still faces a severe infrastructure deficit. Under the country partnership strategy, 2017–2021, and the country operations business plan, 2019–2021, ADB continues to focus on developing infrastructure, reducing poverty, and stimulating growth. The bank directs its financial assistance mainly to improvements in agriculture and natural resources, energy, and transport. Afghanistan was a founding member of ADB in 1966 and has since been supported by the bank over two periods. Cumulative lending to Afghanistan totals almost $963.1 million and committed grants total $3.6 billion. Cumulative loan and grant disbursements to Afghanistan amount to $2.32 billion. These were financed by regular and concessional ordinary capital resources, and the Asian Development Fund.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been a development partner of Armenia since 2005 and is one of the country's largest multilateral development partners. The country partnership strategy (CPS), 2014–2018 for Armenia has been helping the country rebalance toward more inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth. ADB is working to improve Armenia's domestic and cross-border transport links, bring integrated urban development to regional towns, and enhance the country's energy security. The bank's assistance also includes support for reforms in public sector management, finance, education, and health. The CPS, 2019–2023, which is being prepared for Board consideration in 2019, is expected to continue support for core infrastructure priorities including transport, urban infrastructure, and energy. It will incorporate sovereign and nonsovereign investments, public–private partnerships, and other innovative financing solutions. Cumulative loan disbursements to Armenia amount to $990.4 million. These were financed by regular and concessional ordinary capital resources (OCR). Effective 1 January 2017, ADB reclassified Armenia as a middle-income country, with access only to market based OCR.

Azerbaijan joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1999. ADB operations in Azerbaijan was guided by the country partnership strategy (CPS), 2014–2018, which supported the diversification of Azerbaijan's economy, fostering of new economic opportunities, promotion of inclusive growth, and reduction of disparities between urban and rural areas. A country diagnostic study conducted in 2018 identified short-, medium-, and long-term growth constraints faced by Azerbaijan, and suggested priority reforms to address such constraints. The next CPS for Azerbaijan (2019–2023) has been prepared for endorsement in 2019. It will support acceleration of economic diversification and inclusive growth through the implementation of three pillars: (i) boosting private sector development, (ii) raising public sector efficiency, and (iii) improving infrastructure and strengthening human capital.

Over the past 20 years, Cambodia has achieved remarkable economic development, enjoying an average annual growth rate of 7.7%. This sustained economic progress saw the country attain middle-income status in July 2016. It also helped reduce Cambodia's poverty rate from 47.8% in 2007 to 13.5% in 2014, although more than 70% of Cambodians still live on less than $3.20 a day.