​ICSID generated statistics, as of October 1, 2015, specific to the South & East Asia & the Pacific (SEAP Region). ICSID’s comprehensive and other special focus statistics can be found on the website at: The ICSID Caseload – Statistics.

This new issue focusing on the SEAP Region demonstrates that:

• 8% of all ICSID cases involve a State Party from the SEAP Region.
• 62% of these cases invoke a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and 29% invoke an investment contract between the Investor and the Host-State to establish ICSID jurisdiction.
• 38% of these cases involve the Oil, Gas and Mining Industries and 12% involve the Electric Power and Other Energy Sector.
• 93% were initiated by a juridical person and 7% by a natural person.
• In the cases that were not settled by the parties, but were decided by a tribunal, 71% of such cases resulted in the claims being dismissed on jurisdiction or on the merits.