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Structural Change in the Region

 

Asia Pacific

GDP Shares in %

Analytical
Grouping/  
Country

Manufac-  
turing
Agricul-  
ture
Industry   Services   Exports   Gross Domestic Investment   Gross Fiexed Capita Formation
  ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 1999
High Income
Australia 19 14 5 3 36 26 58 71 16 21 25 20 24
Japan 29 ... 4 ... 42 ... 54 ... 14 ... 32 ... 29
New Zealand 22 ... 11 ... 31 ... 58 ... 30 29 21 22 19
High Growth
Hong Kong, China 24 7 1 0 32 15 67 85 90 125 35 30 26
Indonesia 13 26 24 16 42 43 34 41 34 28 24 31 24
Korea, Republic of 28 26 15 6 40 43 45 51 34 38 32 35 28
Malaysia 21 34 22 12 38 48 40 40 58 118 30 32 27
Philippines 26 22 25 17 39 32 36 52 24 56 29 25 19
Singapore 29 24 1 0 38 35 61 65 215 ... 46 37 33
Thailand 22 29 23 11 29 40 48 49 24 47 29 35 27
Transition
Cambodia ... 6 ... 51 ... 15 ... 34 ... 30 ... 16 17
China 41 37 30 18 49 49 21 33 6 22 35 39 37
Lao, PDR ... 16 ... 52 ... 21 ... 27 ... 24 ... 29 ...
Mongolia ... ... 15 33 33 28 52 40 21 68 63 23 24
Myanmar 10 7 47 59 13 10 41 31 9 1 21 13 13
Viet Nam ... ... ... 26 ... 31 ... 43 ... 46 ... 29 ...
Low Income
Afghanistan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bangladesh 18 18 34 23 24 28 42 49 4 14 22 21 14
India 16 19 38 25 24 30 39 45 6 12 20 23 25
Iran, Islamic Republic of 9 ... 18 ... 32 ... 50 ... 13 ... ... ... ...
Nepal 4 10 62 40 12 22 26 38 12 23 18 21 20
Pakistan 16 17 30 25 25 25 46 50 12 16 18 17 14
Sri Lanka 18 17 28 22 30 26 43 52 32 36 34 24 27
Island
Fiji 12 15 22 16 ... 49 72 ... 78 ... ... ... ...
Kiribati ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Papua New Guinea 10 9 33 28 27 36 40 36 43 56 25 37 23
Solomon Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

 

Arab States

 

GDP Shares in %

Analytical
Grouping/
Country

Manufac-
turing
Agricul-
ture
Industry Services Exports Gross Domestic Investment
  ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98 ' 80 ' 98
Low to Middle Income
Iraq (1990) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Jordan (1993) 13 14 8 3 28 26 64 71 40 49 37 25
Lebanon (1990) ... 17 ... 12 ... 27 ... 61 ... 11 ... 28
Syrian Arab Republic (1991) ... ... 20 ... 23 ... 56 ... 18 29 28 29
West Bank & Gaza (a) ... 15 ... 7 ... 26 ... 67 ... 19 ... 36
Yemen (1990) ... 11 ... 18 ... 49 ... 34 ... 34 ... 22
High Income
Bahrain ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Kuwait 6 ... 0 ... 75 ... 25 ... 78 45 14 14
Oman 1 ... 3 ... 69 ... 28 ... 63 ... 22 ...
Qatar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saudi Arabia 5 10 1 7 81 48 18 45 71 36 22 21
United Arab Emirates 4 ... 1 ... 77 ... 22 ... 78 ... 28 ...

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: 17 August 2001.