Mirroring the income gap, the disparity in consumer expenditure
is equally large: in 2014 an average Singaporean household spent US$72,421, compared to only US$3,398 in Myanmar. However, those ASEAN countries currently with lower average household spending – including Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia – are expected to record some of the strongest growth in total consumer expenditure in the period through to 2030 on the back of rapid economic growth, increasing trade and investment and rising disposable incomes.