DECEMBER 8 , 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 48 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
The
Bottom Line
Ranked By
Inflation CPI
| country |
Inflation |
GDP Growth |
Per-capita GDP
(PPP) |
Per-capita GNP
(nom.) |
Pop (m.) |
POP. Growth .% |
Exports |
Curr. Acct. |
Reserves |
Savings/GDP |
People/ Phone |
Life expect. |
People/ Doctor |
Infant mortality |
| Hong Kong |
-2.7% |
10.4% |
$20,485 |
$23,597 |
7.0 |
2.3% |
$189b. |
$9.2b. |
$96.3b. |
30% |
1.5 |
79 |
772 |
4 |
| Cambodia |
-1.8% |
4.0% |
$1,286
|
$270 |
11.0 |
2.5% |
$1.0b. |
-$0.1b. |
$0.5b. |
4% |
397.1 |
53 |
9,523 |
103 |
| Macau |
-1.1% |
-2.9% |
$17,500 |
$14,145 |
0.4 |
2.0% |
$2.2b. |
$2.3b. |
$2.3b. |
28% |
1.5 |
76 |
495 |
6 |
| Fiji |
-1.0% |
7.8% |
$4,536
|
$2,219
|
0.8 |
1.5% |
$0.5b. |
$0.01b. |
$0.4b. |
8% |
8.9 |
73 |
2,080 |
20 |
| Japan |
-0.8% |
1.0% |
$23,780 |
$34,715 |
126.9 |
0.3% |
$452b. |
$118.6b. |
$338.1b. |
30% |
1.5 |
80 |
522 |
4 |
| Saudi
Arabia |
-0.6% |
0.5% |
$10,265
|
$6,648
|
20.9 |
2.8% |
$48.5b. |
-$1.7b. |
$15.9b. |
30% |
7.0 |
70 |
698 |
21 |
| Vietnam |
-0.2% |
4.0% |
$1,755 |
$370 |
82.1 |
2.3% |
$10.0b. |
$0.7b. |
$2.1b. |
25% |
38.8 |
68 |
2,298 |
29 |
| China |
0.0% |
8.2% |
$3,291
|
$783 |
1,278.2 |
1.0% |
$240b. |
$15.7b. |
$160.1b. |
39% |
11.6 |
71 |
1,034 |
31 |
| Brunei |
1.0% |
2.5% |
$20,100 |
$20,400 |
0.3 |
3.2% |
$2.6b. |
$0.8b. |
$20.0b. |
35% |
3.8 |
76 |
1,133 |
8 |
| Taiwan |
1.0% |
5.4% |
$17,495
|
$13,248
|
22.2 |
0.8% |
$142b. |
$7.3b. |
$111.7b. |
26% |
1.8 |
75 |
807 |
4 |
| Maldives |
1.5% |
6.8% |
$3,545 |
$1,167 |
0.3 |
3.0% |
$0.1b. |
-$0.07b. |
$0.1b. |
11% |
12.5 |
67 |
5,330 |
55 |
| Singapore |
1.7% |
10.4% |
$25,353
|
$22,710
|
4.0 |
0.7% |
$127b. |
$20.7b. |
$78.1b. |
50% |
2.0 |
78 |
667 |
3 |
| Thailand |
1.7% |
6.6% |
$5,757 |
$1,949 |
62.7 |
1.5% |
$63.5b. |
$11.0b. |
$31.1b. |
33% |
12.1 |
69 |
4,361 |
26 |
| Nepal |
1.8% |
3.3% |
$1,219
|
$225 |
23.4 |
2.3% |
$0.7b. |
$0.01b. |
$1.0b. |
11% |
112.9 |
57 |
12,612 |
81 |
| Malaysia |
1.9% |
8.8% |
$8,513 |
$3,248 |
23.3 |
2.4% |
$88.0b. |
$12.6b. |
$30.6b. |
47% |
5.0 |
72 |
1,477 |
8 |
| Switzerland |
1.9% |
3.8% |
$26,420
|
$37,145
|
7.2 |
0.6% |
$93.9b. |
$29.2b. |
$29.9b. |
27% |
1.1 |
79 |
585 |
5 |
| France |
2.2% |
3.4% |
$21,897 |
$24,018 |
59.4 |
0.5% |
$292b. |
$36.7b. |
$39.6b. |
21% |
1.5 |
78 |
320 |
5 |
| Nigeria |
2.2% |
2.3% |
$930 |
$340 |
110.6 |
2.9% |
$12.9b. |
$0.5b. |
$4.1b. |
24% |
257.8 |
53 |
5,882 |
77 |
| Germany |
2.5% |
3.1% |
$22,623 |
$25,488 |
82.2 |
0.2% |
$548b. |
-$21.1b. |
$56.6b. |
23% |
1.8 |
76 |
286 |
5 |
| Egypt |
2.6% |
5.3% |
$3,303
|
$1,390
|
66.9 |
2.2% |
$6.4b. |
-$1.2b. |
$14.0b. |
12% |
16.6 |
65 |
1,316 |
40 |
| Italy |
2.6% |
2.6% |
$20,850 |
$20,115 |
57.8 |
0.1% |
$232b. |
-$3.9b. |
$24.6b. |
22% |
1.9 |
78 |
195 |
6 |
| Canada |
2.7% |
5.3% |
$24,482
|
$20,242
|
30.7 |
0.9% |
$265b. |
$5.0b. |
$30.3b. |
21% |
1.3 |
79 |
446 |
6 |
| Bangladesh |
2.8% |
4.4% |
$1,410 |
$299 |
130.0 |
2.2% |
$5.5b. |
-$0.3b. |
$1.5b. |
19% |
336.5 |
60 |
4,650 |
75 |
| South
Korea |
2.8% |
9.2% |
$14,806
|
$8,581
|
47.3 |
0.9% |
$172b. |
$13.2b. |
$93.3b. |
34% |
2.1 |
72 |
855 |
8 |
| New Zealand |
3.0% |
4.5% |
$17,947 |
$13,020 |
3.8 |
1.0% |
$13.1b. |
-$4.5b. |
$3.4b. |
23% |
1.4 |
77 |
321 |
7 |
| Britain |
3.1% |
2.9% |
$20,890
|
$24,770
|
59.1 |
0.3% |
$277b. |
-$17.5b. |
$30.7b. |
15% |
1.9 |
77 |
581 |
6 |
| Myanmar |
3.1% |
4.5% |
$1,200 |
$765 |
48.9 |
2.1% |
$1.2b. |
-$0.2b. |
$0.3b. |
12% |
194.1 |
60 |
12,500 |
79 |
| U.S. |
3.5% |
2.7% |
$33,872
|
$33,799
|
275.9 |
1.0% |
$730b. |
-$393.5b. |
$54.3b. |
17% |
1.3 |
77 |
387 |
7 |
| India |
4.0% |
7.2% |
$2,167 |
$436 |
1,005.3 |
1.9% |
$40.9b. |
-$4.8b. |
$33.8b. |
22% |
45.5 |
62 |
2,165 |
71 |
| Mongolia |
4.4% |
3.5% |
$1,496
|
$396 |
2.5 |
1.7% |
$0.5b. |
-$0.1b. |
$0.2b. |
19% |
24.2 |
65 |
364 |
52 |
| Pakistan |
4.4% |
4.5% |
$1,774 |
$492 |
138.6 |
2.6% |
$8.5b. |
-$1.8b. |
$1.2b. |
15% |
49.0 |
63 |
2,000 |
88 |
| Philippines |
4.9% |
4.5% |
$3,622
|
$1,046
|
75.6 |
2.0% |
$37.5b. |
$8.0b. |
$12.8b. |
15% |
27.0 |
68 |
1,016 |
35 |
| Australia |
6.1% |
4.7% |
$23,145 |
$20,142 |
19.2 |
1.2% |
$58.5b. |
-$20.9b. |
$16.0b. |
21% |
1.5 |
78 |
400 |
5 |
| Brazil |
6.2% |
3.9% |
$6,418
|
$4,710
|
166.1 |
1.9% |
$52.6b. |
-$23.8b. |
$29.3b. |
18% |
6.6 |
68 |
847 |
34 |
| Laos |
6.6% |
4.0% |
$1,726 |
$263 |
5.4 |
2.9% |
$0.4b. |
-$0.1b. |
$0.1b. |
12% |
153.6 |
53 |
4,381 |
91 |
| Kenya |
6.8% |
0.4% |
$975 |
$325 |
30.3 |
2.7% |
$1.7b. |
-$0.001b. |
$0.8b. |
13% |
62.7 |
59 |
9,851 |
50 |
| South Africa |
6.8% |
2.5% |
$8,503 |
$2,979 |
44.0 |
2.2% |
$29.2b. |
-$0.8b. |
$6.4b. |
17% |
6.9 |
65 |
1,750 |
48 |
| Sri
Lanka |
7.8% |
7.4% |
$3,105
|
$827 |
19.1 |
1.2% |
$4.7b. |
-$0.5b. |
$1.4b. |
19% |
26.6 |
73 |
3,935 |
14 |
| Indonesia |
8.0% |
5.1% |
$2,685 |
$617 |
212.6 |
1.6% |
$59.8b. |
$6.2b. |
$26.3b. |
26% |
34.4 |
65 |
6,786 |
47 |
| Mexico
|
8.9% |
7.6% |
$7,930
|
$4,838
|
99.2 |
1.9% |
$160b. |
-$15.7b. |
$34.1b. |
26% |
7.6 |
74 |
578 |
26 |
| Bhutan |
9.2% |
6.0% |
$1,762 |
$510 |
0.8 |
2.3% |
$0.1b. |
-$0.1b. |
$0.3b. |
38% |
66.5 |
61 |
4,255 |
122 |
| P.
N. Guinea |
13.2% |
3.9% |
$2,468
|
$800 |
4.4 |
2.3% |
$1.9b. |
$0.09b. |
$0.2b. |
29% |
49.0 |
57 |
12,500 |
53 |
| Iran |
13.5% |
2.6% |
$5,178 |
$2,500 |
68.5 |
3.4% |
$16.2b. |
-$1.9b. |
$5.0b. |
30% |
8.2 |
70 |
3,140 |
32 |
| Afghanistan |
14.0% |
6.0% |
$720 |
$150 |
21.9 |
1.9% |
$0.2b. |
-$0.1b. |
$0.2b. |
10% |
390.0 |
46 |
7,358 |
164 |
| Russia |
19.4% |
6.7% |
$6,339 |
$1,235 |
147.2 |
-0.1% |
$92.3b. |
$38.8b. |
$22.4b. |
25% |
5.1 |
68 |
220 |
17 |
| Turkey |
44.4% |
5.8% |
$6,126
|
$2,820
|
65.7 |
2.1% |
$30.0b. |
-$6.8b. |
$24.6b. |
18% |
4.0 |
68 |
955 |
62 |
These figures are the latest available from national and multilateral
sources (telephone data from Intl. Telecom. Union). These statistics will appear only
occasionally: GDP (PPP), savings, foreign debt, literacy rate, urban population, people
per doctor, infant mortality, people per TV and calorie intake. Gross domestic product
(GDP) is the value of all goods and services produced in one year. Purchasing Power Parity
(PPP, based on World Bank ratios) takes into account price differences between countries,
for a more accurate measure of national wealth. Gross National Product (GNP) is GDP plus
payments from abroad from investments and labor, minus similar payments to foreigners.
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