Decoupling did not occur in 2008, when exports accounted for about 45% of pan-Asian GDP (excluding Japan) and every emerging country in the region experienced a sharp contraction in growth as world trade plummeted. Nor is decoupling likely today, because exports still account for about the same share of the region’s GDP, and about 50% of these exports are still headed to developed countries.
2008年并没有发生脱钩，当时，在泛亚洲GDP（不含日本）中，出口要占大约45%，随着世界贸易量的剧烈萎缩，该地区的所有新兴经济体都经历了大幅衰退。如今，脱钩也不可能发生，因为出口占该地区GDP的比重并为下降，且其中50%的出口对象是发达国家。