Country

Savings% of GDP

8th Grade TIMSS Score, 1995

Exports12 months

GDP Growth

Per-cap. GDP (PPP)

Per-cap. GNP (nominal)

Pop (m)

Pop Growth

Inflation (CPI)

Curr. A/C Balance

Reserves excl. gold

People per tel

Life Expectancy

People per Dr

Infant Mortality

Singapore

51%

643

2.30%

7.80%

$24,610

$30,500

3.1

2.00%

$125b.

$14.2b.

$80.4b.

2

77

667

4

Malaysia

41%

2.30%

8.40%

$9,835

$4,466

21.7

2.40%

$78.2b.

-$5.2b.

$21.1b.

5.5

72

2,063

11

China

40%

647

1.80%

8.00%

$3,240

$655

1,232.10

1.20%

$151b.

$7.2b.

$134.0b.

22.4

71

1,034

31

South Korea

37%

607

4.20%

6.30%

$12,390

$10,730

45.9

0.90%

$135b.

-$18.6b.

$30.4b.

2.1

72

855

8

Indonesia

37%

7.00%

7.80%

$4,140

$1,086

200

1.60%

$52.8b.

-$8.9b.

$19.3b.

47.7

63

6,786

50

Thailand

36%

522

7.20%

6.40%

$8,165

$2,970

61.4

1.50%

$56.9b.

-$11.5b.

$28.4b.

13.5

69

4,361

26

Bhutan

36%

9.00%

6.40%

$1,475

$420

0.7

2.30%

$0.1b.

-$0.05b.

$0.2b.

115.2

52

4,255

122

Hong Kong

35%

588

5.30%

6.40%

$24,085

$24,455

6.5

2.10%

$182b.

$2.1b.

$88.1b.

1.5

79

772

4

Brunei

35%

3.20%

3.00%

$18,900

$20,400

0.3

3.20%

$2.3b.

$0.8b.

$30.0b.

3.8

75

1,133

8

Russia

32%

535

12.90%

0.20%

$4,355

$2,965

149.8

0.40%

$88.7b.

$11.1b.

$20.4b.

5.9

68

220

20

Japan

31%

605

2.40%

-0.30%

$23,440

$33,090

126.1

0.30%

$411b.

$78.8b.

$224.4b.

1.5

80

545

4

Saudi Arabia

30%

0.30%

2.40%

$12,265

$7,150

19.6

4.30%

$56.7b.

$0.2b.

$7.0b.

8.5

70

698

29

P. N. Guinea

28%

5.30%

2.30%

$2,470

$1,249

4.3

2.30%

$2.4b.

$0.2b.

$0.6b.

49

57

12,500

53

Macau

28%

4.20%

3.90%

$16,840

$17,475

0.5

3.80%

$2.0b.

$1.9b.

$2.0b.

2.5

73

758

6

India

28%

6.60%

6.80%

$1,500

$360

953.7

2.10%

$35.9b.

-$5.1b.

$26.8b.

77.6

61

2,165

75

Switzerland

27%

545

0.40%

0.20%

$26,315

$37,050

7.1

0.60%

$97.1b.

$19.8b.

$34.2b.

1.1

78

585

6

New Zealand

26%

508

1.10%

2.40%

$18,250

$17,010

3.7

1.00%

$14.2b.

-$4.2b.

$4.1b.

1.4

77

321

7

Taiwan

25%

-0.30%

6.30%

$15,370

$13,130

21.8

1.00%

$122b.

$9.9b.

$87.8b.

2.1

75

903

4

Germany

23%

509

1.90%

2.90%

$20,864

$25,860

82.6

0.70%

$521b.

-$9.8b.

$77.3b.

1.8

76

333

6

Italy

22%

1.40%

1.90%

$20,545

$19,480

57.5

0.20%

$251b.

$40.1b.

$51.1b.

1.9

78

195

7

Kenya

21%

18.00%

4.60%

$1,377

$293

30.3

3.40%

$1.9b.

-$0.4b.

$0.7b.

62.7

59

9,851

50

France

21%

538

1.00%

2.30%

$21,860

$24,040

58.7

0.60%

$274b.

$32.0b.

$28.9b.

1.5

77

320

6

Canada

21%

527

1.60%

3.70%

$21,800

$18,900

30.3

1.30%

$210b.

-$2.2b.

$22.3b.

1.3

78

446

6

Brazil

21%

4.30%

5.00%

$5,675

$4,755

162.8

1.90%

$51.1b.

-$33.5b.

$62.3b.

10

67

847

50

Australia

21%

Turkey

20%

89.90%

6.70%

$6,020

$2,800

64

2.10%

$32.3b.

-$5.0b.

$17.8b.

4.6

67

955

62

Nigeria

20%

22.20%

2.10%

$1,480

$340

104.4

2.90%

$13.5b.

-$1.9b.

$4.1b.

260.5

53

5,882

84

Mexico

19%

18.90%

8.80%

$6,780

$3,600

93.9

1.90%

$104b.

-$4.0b.

$25.8b.

7.6

71

578

26

Vietnam

16%

3.60%

9.50%

$1,310

$270

76.9

2.30%

$8.0b.

-$2.9b.

$0.6b.

63.4

67

2,298

34

Sri Lanka

16%

7.20%

3.80%

$3,415

$760

18.5

1.20%

$4.3b.

-$0.7b.

$2.1b.

72.9

72

5,888

14

Philippines

16%

5.70%

5.70%

$3,020

$1,265

71.8

2.30%

$23.5b.

-$3.5b.

$10.3b.

38.6

67

1,016

40

U.S.

15%

500

2.20%

3.50%

$28,515

$28,480

269.2

1.00%

$639b.

-$158.7b.

$55.6b.

1.3

77

387

8

Britain

15%

506

3.70%

3.50%

$20,170

$20,860

58.6

0.30%

$260b.

$3.6b.

$35.2b.

1.9

76

581

6

Mongolia

14%

57.50%

2.60%

$2,185

$335

2.5

2.70%

$0.4b.

-$0.06b.

$0.1b.

26.7

64

364

57

Fiji

13%

2.80%

4.40%

$5,590

$2,535

0.8

1.50%

$0.7b.

$0.01b.

$0.4b.

8.9

72

2,080

20

Pakistan

12%

12.50%

3.10%

$2,340

$465

137.4

2.90%

$8.6b.

-$4.2b.

$1.2b.

56.1

62

2,000

88

Nepal

11%

9.10%

6.10%

$1,165

$210

22.1

2.30%

$0.4b.

-$0.3b.

$0.6b.

174

55

12,612

81

Myanmar

11%

25.70%

6.00%

$753

$765

48.3

2.10%

$1.0b.

-$0.3b.

$0.2b.

265.5

59

12,500

79

Maldives

11%

3.50%

6.50%

$2,485

$900

0.3

3.00%

$0.1b.

$0.01b.

$0.1b.

15.5

64

5,330

55

Afghanistan

10%

14.00%

6.00%

$720

$150

21.2

1.90%

$0.2b.

-$0.1b.

$0.2b.

390

45

7,358

164

Bangladesh

8%

6.10%

4.70%

$1,450

$283

125.8

2.20%

$3.8b.

-$1.0b.

$1.6b.

380

57

12,500

85

Egypt

7%

4.00%

5.10%

$3,965

$1,140

61.1

2.20%

$4.7b.

-$0.2b.

$18.4b.

20.8

64

1,316

40

Cambodia

6%

14.90%

6.00%

$1,266

$270

10.3

2.50%

$0.6b.

-$0.3b.

$0.3b.

1,212.00

53

9,523

110

Laos

4%

6.20%

6.90%

$1,670

$370

5

2.90%

$0.3b.

-$0.3b.

$0.2b.

181.5

52

4,381

91

South Africa

354

8.70%

2.30%

$4,065

$2,928

43.1

2.20%

$30.8b.

-$1.2b.

$4.8b.

6.9

64

1,750

51

Iran

428

18.10%

4.20%

$5,570

$2,320

62.9

3.40%

$18.3b.

$3.2b.

$5.0b.

13.2

68

3,140

35