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Growth in the Region

 

Asia Pacific

Growth (% Per Annum)

Analytical Grouping / Country GDP GNP/Capita 1998 ($)
1980-90 1990-98
High Income      
Australia 3.4 3.6 20,300
Japan 4.0 1.3 32,380
New Zealand 1.8 3.2 14,700
High Growth
Hong Kong, China 6.9 4.4 23,670
Indonesia 6.1 5.8 680
Korea, Republic of 9.4 6.2 7,970
Malaysia 5.3 7.7 3,600
Philippines 1.0 3.3 1,050
Singapore 6.6 8.0 30,060
Thailand 7.6 7.4 2,200
Transition
Cambodia ... 5.5 260
China 10.2 11.1 750
Lao, PDR ... 6.7 320
Mongolia 5.4 0.1 380
Myanmar 0.6 6.3 ...
Viet Nam 4.6 8.6 350
Low Income
Afghanistan ... ... ...
Bangladesh 4.3 4.8 350
India 5.8 6.1 440
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.7 4.0 1,650
Nepal 4.6 4.8 210
Pakistan 6.3 4.1 470
Sri Lanka 4.0 5.3 810
Island
Fiji 7.6 6.2 1,570
Kiribati ... 2.5 860
Papua New Guinea 1.9 5.7 890
Solomon Islands 3.8 3.5 2,650

 

Arab States

Growth (% Per Annum)

Analytical Grouping / Country

GDP 1980-97

GNP/Capita
1998 ($)

Low to Middle Income
Iraq

...

700-3,000
Jordan 3.7 1,150
Lebanon 0.5 3,560
Syrian Arab Republic 3.9 1,020
West Bank & Gaza ... 1,560
Yemen 7.3 280
High Income
Bahrain 2.3 7,660
Kuwait 0.7 18,720
Oman 7.7 4,950
Qatar ... ...
Saudi Arabia 0.3 6,910
United Arab Emirates -5.7 (a) 17,870

Note: (a): 1997-98

The years indicated are the latest for which data is available.

Source

Updated by CHW. Compiled by MM. Approved by RD. Last update: 23 August 2001.