RCEP entered into force for initial parties, creating Asia-Pacific mega-FTA
Dated 1 January 2022: RCEP entered into force for initial parties, creating Asia-Pacific mega-FTA. In the causal graph this event strengthens Cross-Border Trade Integration, a driver that strengthens Households and NPISHs net adjusted disposable income per capita — an improving welfare path.
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What changed
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- FactRCEP entered into force for initial parties, creating Asia-Pacific mega-FTA
- strengthensDriverCross-Border Trade Integration
- strengthensIndicators (2)Households and NPISHs net adjusted disposable income per capita
provisional weight · verified
- Better
Strengthens · 61% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
45k US dollars per person, PPP converted · 2683 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal8 readings, 2018–2025: rose from 38k US dollars per person, PPP converted to 45k US dollars per person, PPP converted.
Above normal = better
Strengthens · 53% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
78.1% of population aged 25-64 years · 3.23 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal8 readings, 2018–2025: rose from 75.4% of population aged 25-64 years to 78.1% of population aged 25-64 years.
Above normal = better
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- FactRCEP entered into force for initial parties, creating Asia-Pacific mega-FTA
- strengthensDriverCross-Border Trade Integration
- strengthensIndicatorHouseholds and NPISHs net adjusted disposable income per capita
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Factrail. (2026). RCEP entered into force for initial parties, creating Asia-Pacific mega-FTA. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/rcep-enters-force-1-january-2022
https://factrail.ai/facts/rcep-enters-force-1-january-2022
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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