Ace the NCEA Level 2 Economics Challenge 2026 – Elevate Your Economic Game!

APEC is a group of economies in the Asia-Pacific that collaborate on trade and investment. The number of member economies is 21. This count includes both sovereign states and some economies that participate as separate economic entities, like Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei, reflecting membership by economic status rather than just political sovereignty. So you’ll see big players alongside smaller economies, such as the United States, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam, Chile, Malaysia, and others. That’s why the correct total is 21, not 19, 25, or 30.