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NOVEMBER 17, 2000 VOL. 26 NO.45 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
The Bottom Line
Ranked By Reserves Excl. Gold
| country | Reserves | GDP growth | Per-capita GDP (PPP) | Per-capita GNP (nom.) | POP(m.) | POP. Growth % | Inflation | Exports | Curr. acct. | Savings/ GDP |
People/ Tel |
Life expectency. |
People/ |
Infant Mortality |
| Japan | $338.1b. | 1.0% | $23,780 | $34,715 | 126.8 | 0.3% | -0.8% | $452b. | $118.6b. | 30% | 1.5 | 80 | 522 | 4 |
| China | $160.1b. | 8.2% | $3,291 | $783 | 1,275.0 | 1.0% | 0.0% | $240b. | $15.7b. | 39% | 11.6 | 71 | 1,034 | 31 |
| Taiwan | $113.1b. | 5.4% | $17,495 | $13,248 | 22.1 | 0.8% | 1.0% | $134b. | $6.1b. | 26% | 1.8 | 75 | 807 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | $96.3b. | 10.8% | $20,485 | $23,597 | 7.0 | 2.3% | -2.6% | $189b. | $9.2b. | 30% | 1.5 | 79 | 772 | 4 |
| South Korea | $91.3b. | 9.6% | $14,806 | $8,581 | 47.1 | 0.9% | 3.9% | $167b. | $13.9b. | 34% | 2.1 | 72 | 855 | 8 |
| Singapore | $78.1b. | 10.2% | $25,353 | $22,710 | 3.9 | 0.7% | 1.7% | $127b. | $20.7b. | 50% | 2.0 | 78 | 667 | 3 |
| Germany | $61.7b. | 3.1% | $22,623 | $25,488 | 82.6 | 0.3% | 2.5% | $541b. | -$21.1b. | 23% | 1.8 | 76 | 286 | 5 |
| U.S. | $56.0b. | 2.7% | $33,872 | $33,799 | 274.6 | 1.0% | 3.5% | $730b. | -$393.5b. | 17% | 1.3 | 77 | 387 | 7 |
| France | $38.5b. | 3.4% | $21,897 | $24,018 | 59.3 | 0.5% | 2.2% | $292b. | $36.7b. | 21% | 1.5 | 78 | 320 | 5 |
| India | $33.8b. | 7.2% | $2,167 | $436 | 1,000.0 | 1.9% | 5.0% | $39.8b. | -$4.8b. | 22% | 45.5 | 62 | 2,165 | 71 |
| Malaysia | $33.4b. | 8.8% | $8,513 | $3,248 | 23.0 | 2.4% | 1.5% | $88.0b. | $12.6b. | 47% | 5.0 | 72 | 1,477 | 8 |
| Mexico | $31.9b. | 7.6% | $7,930 | $4,838 | 98.2 | 1.9% | 8.9% | $160b. | -$15.7b. | 26% | 7.6 | 74 | 578 | 26 |
| Thailand | $31.1b. | 6.6% | $5,757 | $1,949 | 62.6 | 1.5% | 1.7% | $63.5b. | $11.0b. | 33% | 12.1 | 69 | 4,361 | 26 |
| Canada | $30.3b. | 5.3% | $24,482 | $20,242 | 30.6 | 0.9% | 2.7% | $254b. | $2.2b. | 21% | 1.3 | 79 | 446 | 6 |
| Switzerland | $29.9b. | 3.8% | $26,420 | $37,145 | 7.2 | 0.6% | 1.9% | $93.9b. | $29.2b. | 27% | 1.1 | 79 | 585 | 5 |
| Brazil | $29.3b. | 3.9% | $6,418 | $4,710 | 165.9 | 1.9% | 7.0% | $52.6b. | -$23.8b. | 18% | 6.6 | 68 | 847 | 34 |
| Britain | $28.3b. | 2.9% | $20,890 | $24,770 | 59.1 | 0.3% | 3.3% | $277b. | -$17.5b. | 15% | 1.9 | 77 | 581 | 6 |
| Indonesia | $26.3b. | 4.1% | $2,685 | $617 | 209.4 | 1.6% | 8.0% | $59.8b. | $6.2b. | 26% | 34.4 | 65 | 6,786 | 47 |
| Italy | $25.5b. | 2.6% | $20,850 | $20,115 | 57.8 | 0.1% | 2.6% | $232b. | -$3.9b. | 22% | 1.9 | 78 | 195 | 6 |
| Turkey | $24.6b. | 5.8% | $6,126 | $2,820 | 65.5 | 2.1% | 49.0% | $30.0b. | -$6.8b. | 18% | 4.0 | 68 | 955 | 62 |
| Brunei | $20.0b. | 2.5% | $20,100 | $20,400 | 0.3 | 3.2% | 1.0% | $2.6b. | $0.8b. | 35% | 3.8 | 76 | 1,133 | 8 |
| Russia | $20.0b. | 6.7% | $6,339 | $1,235 | 147.2 | -0.1% | 18.7% | $92.3b. | $38.8b. | 25% | 5.1 | 68 | 220 | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | $16.8b. | 0.5% | $10,265 | $6,648 | 20.9 | 2.8% | -0.5% | $48.5b. | -$1.7b. | 30% | 7.0 | 70 | 698 | 21 |
| Australia | $16.0b. | 4.7% | $23,145 | $20,142 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 6.1% | $58.5b. | -$20.9b. | 21% | 1.5 | 78 | 400 | 5 |
| Egypt | $14.0b. | 5.3% | $3,303 | $1,390 | 65.5 | 2.2% | 2.6% | $6.4b. | -$1.2b. | 12% | 16.6 | 65 | 1,316 | 40 |
| Philippines | $12.8b. | 4.5% | $3,622 | $1,046 | 75.8 | 2.0% | 4.9% | $37.5b. | $8.0b. | 15% | 27.0 | 68 | 1,016 | 35 |
| South Africa | $6.4b. | 2.5% | $8,503 | $2,979 | 43.5 | 2.2% | 6.8% | $29.2b. | -$0.8b. | 17% | 6.9 | 65 | 1,750 | 48 |
| Iran | $5.0b. | 2.6% | $5,178 | $2,500 | 68.5 | 3.4% | 19.3% | $16.2b. | -$1.9b. | 30% | 8.2 | 70 | 3,140 | 32 |
| Nigeria | $4.1b. | 2.3% | $930 | $340 | 110.6 | 2.9% | -1.7% | $12.9b. | $0.5b. | 24% | 257.8 | 53 | 5,882 | 77 |
| New Zealand | $3.4b. | 4.5% | $17,947 | $13,020 | 3.8 | 1.0% | 3.0% | $13.1b. | -$4.5b. | 23% | 1.4 | 77 | 321 | 7 |
| Macau | $2.3b. | -2.9% | $17,500 | $14,145 | 0.4 | 2.0% | -1.0% | $2.2b. | $2.3b. | 28% | 1.5 | 76 | 495 | 6 |
| Vietnam | $2.1b. | 4.0% | $1,755 | $370 | 80.3 | 2.3% | -1.2% | $10.0b. | $0.7b. | 25% | 38.8 | 68 | 2,298 | 29 |
| Bangladesh | $1.6b. | 4.4% | $1,410 | $299 | 130.0 | 2.2% | 3.8% | $5.5b. | -$0.3b. | 19% | 336.5 | 60 | 4,650 | 75 |
| Pakistan | $1.4b. | 4.5% | $1,774 | $492 | 138.6 | 2.6% | 5.1% | $8.5b. | -$1.8b. | 15% | 49.0 | 63 | 2,000 | 88 |
| Sri Lanka | $1.4b. | 7.4% | $3,105 | $827 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 7.8% | $4.7b. | -$0.5b. | 19% | 26.6 | 73 | 3,935 | 14 |
| Nepal | $1.0b. | 3.3% | $1,219 | $225 | 23.4 | 2.3% | 1.8% | $0.6b. | -$0.06b. | 11% | 112.9 | 57 | 12,612 | 81 |
| Kenya | $0.8b. | 1.8% | $975 | $325 | 32.2 | 3.4% | 6.6% | $2.0b. | -$0.4b. | 13% | 62.7 | 59 | 9,851 | 50 |
| Cambodia | $0.5b. | 4.0% | $1,286 | $270 | 11.0 | 2.5% | -3.3% | $1.0b. | -$0.1b. | 4% | 397.1 | 53 | 9,523 | 103 |
| Fiji | $0.4b. | 7.8% | $4,536 | $2,219 | 0.8 | 1.5% | -1.0% | $0.5b. | -$0.05b. | 8% | 8.9 | 73 | 2,080 | 20 |
| Bhutan | $0.3b. | 6.0% | $1,762 | $510 | 0.8 | 2.3% | 9.2% | $0.1b. | -$0.1b. | 38% | 66.5 | 61 | 4,255 | 122 |
| Myanmar | $0.3b. | 4.5% | $1,200 | $765 | 48.9 | 2.1% | 3.6% | $1.2b. | -$0.4b. | 12% | 194.1 | 60 | 12,500 | 79 |
| Afghanistan | $0.2b. | 6.0% | $720 | $150 | 21.9 | 1.9% | 14.0% | $0.2b. | -$0.1b. | 10% | 390.0 | 46 | 7,358 | 164 |
| Mongolia | $0.2b. | 3.5% | $1,496 | $396 | 2.5 | 1.7% | 4.4% | $0.5b. | -$0.1b. | 19% | 24.2 | 65 | 364 | 52 |
| P. N. Guinea | $0.2b. | 3.9% | $2,468 | $800 | 4.4 | 2.3% | 13.2% | $1.9b. | $0.09b. | 29% | 49.0 | 57 | 12,500 | 53 |
| Laos | $0.1b. | 4.0% | $1,726 | $263 | 5.4 | 2.9% | 86.7% | $0.4b. | -$0.2b. | 12% | 153.6 | 53 | 4,381 | 91 |
| Maldives | $0.1b. | 6.8% | $3,545 | $1,167 | 0.3 | 3.0% | 2.6% | $0.1b. | -$0.06b. | 11% | 12.5 | 67 | 5,330 | 55 |
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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