Who is most vulnerable to high oil prices?

India and Thailand would struggle most within Asia if oil prices were to remain at their current level. China is less reliant on oil than most in the region. In general, Asia’s strong growth would enable it to cope much better than the more fragile, albeit less oil-intensive economies of Europe and the US.

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