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DECEMBER 22, 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 50 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
The Bottom Line
Ranked By current account balance
| country | Curr. acct. | GDP growth | Per-capita GDP (PPP) | Per-capita GNP (nom.) | POP(m.) | Pop. growth.% | Inflation | Exports | Reserves | GDP(PPP) | Pple /Phone | Life expect. | Literacy | Urban Pop. |
| Japan | $121.6b. | 1.5% | $23,780 | $34,715 | 126.9 | 0.3% | -0.9% | $456b. | $338.1b. | $2,968b. | 1.5 | 80 | 100.0% | 79% |
| Russia | $38.8b. | 6.7% | $6,339 | $1,235 | 147.2 | -0.1% | 19.4% | $92.3b. | $22.4b. | $634b. | 5.1 | 68 | 99.5% | 77% |
| France | $36.7b. | 3.1% | $21,897 | $24,018 | 59.4 | 0.5% | 1.9% | $292b. | $39.6b. | $1,294b. | 1.5 | 78 | 99.0% | 75% |
| Switzerland | $29.2b. | 3.6% | $26,420 | $37,145 | 7.2 | 0.6% | 1.9% | $93.9b. | $29.9b. | $188b. | 1.1 | 79 | 100.0% | 62% |
| Singapore | $20.7b. | 10.4% | $25,353 | $22,710 | 4.0 | 0.7% | 1.7% | $127b. | $78.1b. | $99b. | 2.0 | 78 | 94.0% | 100% |
| China | $15.7b. | 8.2% | $3,291 | $783 | 1,278.2 | 1.0% | 1.3% | $240b. | $160.1b. | $4,114b. | 11.6 | 71 | 81.5% | 33% |
| Malaysia | $12.6b. | 7.7% | $8,513 | $3,248 | 23.3 | 2.4% | 1.9% | $88.0b. | $30.6b. | $193b. | 5.0 | 72 | 93.7% | 56% |
| South Korea | $12.3b. | 9.2% | $14,806 | $8,581 | 47.3 | 0.9% | 2.6% | $172b. | $93.3b. | $694b. | 2.1 | 72 | 97.4% | 84% |
| Thailand | $11.0b. | 6.6% | $5,757 | $1,949 | 62.7 | 1.5% | 1.7% | $63.5b. | $31.1b. | $368b. | 12.1 | 69 | 93.8% | 36% |
| Hong Kong | $9.2b. | 10.4% | $20,485 | $23,597 | 7.0 | 2.3% | -2.7% | $189b. | $96.3b. | $146b. | 1.5 | 79 | 92.2% | 95% |
| Philippines | $8.6b. | 4.5% | $3,622 | $1,046 | 75.6 | 2.0% | 6.0% | $37.3b. | $12.8b. | $272b. | 27.0 | 68 | 94.0% | 57% |
| Taiwan | $7.3b. | 5.4% | $17,495 | $13,248 | 22.2 | 0.8% | 2.3% | $142b. | $111.7b. | $381b. | 1.8 | 75 | 93.2% | 58% |
| Indonesia | $6.2b. | 5.1% | $2,685 | $617 | 212.6 | 1.6% | 9.1% | $59.8b. | $26.3b. | $558b. | 34.4 | 65 | 84.4% | 38% |
| Canada | $5.0b. | 5.0% | $24,482 | $20,242 | 30.7 | 0.9% | 2.8% | $265b. | $30.3b. | $746b. | 1.3 | 79 | 99.0% | 78% |
| Macau | $2.3b. | -2.9% | $17,500 | $14,145 | 0.4 | 2.0% | -1.1% | $2.2b. | $2.3b. | $7.8b. | 1.5 | 76 | 74.8% | 94% |
| Brunei | $0.8b. | 2.5% | $20,100 | $20,400 | 0.3 | 3.2% | 1.0% | $2.6b. | $20.0b. | $6.3b. | 3.8 | 76 | 89.2% | 67% |
| Vietnam | $0.7b. | 4.0% | $1,755 | $370 | 82.1 | 2.3% | -0.2% | $10.0b. | $2.1b. | $137b. | 38.8 | 68 | 91.9% | 21% |
| Nigeria | $0.5b. | 2.3% | $930 | $340 | 112.0 | 2.9% | 2.2% | $12.9b. | $4.1b. | $99b. | 257.8 | 53 | 57.1% | 39% |
| P. N. Guinea | $0.09b. | 3.9% | $2,468 | $800 | 4.8 | 2.3% | 13.2% | $1.9b. | $0.2b. | $12b. | 49.0 | 57 | 72.2% | 17% |
| Fiji | $0.01b. | 7.8% | $4,536 | $2,219 | 0.8 | 1.5% | -1.0% | $0.5b. | $0.4b. | $3.0b. | 8.9 | 73 | 90.1% | 40% |
| Nepal | $0.01b. | 3.3% | $1,219 | $225 | 23.4 | 2.3% | 1.8% | $0.7b. | $1.0b. | $25b. | 112.9 | 57 | 27.5% | 14% |
| Kenya | -$0.001b. | 0.4% | $975 | $325 | 30.3 | 2.7% | 6.8% | $1.7b. | $0.8b. | $34b. | 62.7 | 59 | 78.1% | 31% |
| Maldives | -$0.07b. | 6.8% | $3,545 | $1,167 | 0.3 | 3.0% | 1.5% | $0.1b. | $0.1b. | $0.9b. | 12.5 | 67 | 92.6% | 32% |
| Afghanistan | -$0.1b. | 6.0% | $720 | $150 | 22.3 | 1.9% | 14.0% | $0.2b. | $0.2b. | $14b. | 390.0 | 46 | 31.6% | 20% |
| Bhutan | -$0.1b. | 6.0% | $1,762 | $510 | 0.8 | 2.3% | 9.2% | $0.1b. | $0.3b. | $1.2b. | 66.5 | 61 | 42.2% | 7% |
| Cambodia | -$0.1b. | 4.0% | $1,286 | $270 | 11.2 | 2.5% | -1.8% | $1.0b. | $0.5b. | $14b. | 397.1 | 53 | 37.8% | 22% |
| Laos | -$0.1b. | 4.0% | $1,726 | $263 | 5.5 | 2.9% | 6.6% | $0.4b. | $0.1b. | $9.1b. | 153.6 | 53 | 56.6% | 22% |
| Mongolia | -$0.1b. | 3.5% | $1,496 | $396 | 2.7 | 1.7% | 4.4% | $0.5b. | $0.2b. | $3.7b. | 24.2 | 65 | 95.0% | 62% |
| Myanmar | -$0.2b. | 4.5% | $1,200 | $765 | 45.6 | 1.2% | 3.1% | $1.2b. | $0.3b. | $57b. | 194.1 | 60 | 82.0% | 27% |
| Bangladesh | -$0.3b. | 4.4% | $1,410 | $299 | 132.9 | 2.2% | 2.8% | $5.5b. | $1.5b. | $181b. | 336.5 | 60 | 38.1% | 20% |
| Sri Lanka | -$0.5b. | 7.4% | $3,105 | $827 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 7.6% | $4.7b. | $1.4b. | $59b. | 26.6 | 73 | 89.3% | 23% |
| South Africa | -$0.8b. | 3.4% | $8,503 | $2,979 | 44.0 | 2.2% | 7.1% | $29.2b. | $6.4b. | $366b. | 6.9 | 65 | 81.8% | 51% |
| Egypt | -$1.2b. | 5.3% | $3,303 | $1,390 | 66.9 | 2.2% | 2.6% | $6.4b. | $14.0b. | $214b. | 16.6 | 65 | 51.4% | 45% |
| Saudi Arabia | -$1.7b. | 0.5% | $10,265 | $6,648 | 20.9 | 2.8% | -0.6% | $48.5b. | $15.9b. | $204b. | 7.0 | 70 | 64.1% | 85% |
| Pakistan | -$1.8b. | 4.5% | $1,774 | $492 | 142.2 | 2.6% | 4.4% | $8.5b. | $1.2b. | $219b. | 49.0 | 63 | 37.8% | 35% |
| Iran | -$1.9b. | 2.6% | $5,178 | $2,500 | 63.8 | 1.6% | 13.5% | $16.2b. | $5.0b. | $349b. | 8.2 | 70 | 68.6% | 61% |
| New Zealand | -$3.9b. | 4.5% | $17,947 | $13,020 | 3.8 | 1.0% | 3.0% | $13.1b. | $3.4b. | $65b. | 1.4 | 77 | 99.8% | 87% |
| Italy | -$4.0b. | 2.4% | $20,850 | $20,115 | 57.8 | 0.1% | 2.6% | $232b. | $24.6b. | $1,196b. | 1.9 | 78 | 98.1% | 67% |
| India | -$4.8b. | 5.8% | $2,167 | $436 | 1,005.3 | 1.9% | 4.0% | $40.9b. | $33.8b. | $1,710b. | 45.5 | 62 | 52.1% | 28% |
| Turkey | -$8.2b. | 7.4% | $6,126 | $2,820 | 65.7 | 2.1% | 43.8% | $31.0b. | $21.7b. | $397b. | 4.0 | 68 | 81.9% | 73% |
| Mexico | -$15.7b. | 7.0% | $7,930 | $4,838 | 99.2 | 1.9% | 8.9% | $163b. | $34.1b. | $772b. | 7.6 | 74 | 90.3% | 76% |
| Britain | -$17.5b. | 2.9% | $20,890 | $24,770 | 59.1 | 0.3% | 3.1% | $277b. | $30.7b. | $1,227b. | 1.9 | 77 | 100.0% | 90% |
| Australia | -$20.9b. | 4.7% | $23,145 | $20,142 | 19.2 | 1.2% | 6.1% | $58.5b. | $16.0b. | $389b. | 1.5 | 78 | 99.5% | 86% |
| Germany | -$21.1b. | 2.8% | $22,623 | $25,488 | 82.2 | 0.2% | 2.5% | $548b. | $56.6b. | $1,857b. | 1.8 | 76 | 100.0% | 87% |
| Brazil | -$24.7b. | 4.5% | $6,418 | $4,710 | 166.1 | 1.9% | 6.2% | $52.6b. | $29.3b. | $1,052b. | 6.6 | 68 | 83.3% | 78% |
| U.S. | -$393.5b. | 2.4% | $33,872 | $33,799 | 275.9 | 1.0% | 3.5% | $730b. | $54.3b. | $9,256b. | 1.3 | 77 | 95.5% | 77% |
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