Table A.6. Developing countries: rates of growth of GDP, 1981-1998
(Annual percentage change)
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1981-1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997a |
1998b |
Developing countriesc of which: |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5 |
Africa |
1.9 |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
4 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
-0.1 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
3½ |
Western Asia |
-2.2 |
-5.0 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
-0.9 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
4¾ |
Eastern and southern Asia |
7.2 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
6¼ |
Region excluding China of which: |
6.6 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
4½ |
East Asia |
7.1 |
7.2 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
4 |
South Asia |
5.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
6 |
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Memo items: |
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Nigeria and South Africa) |
1.7 |
-0.4 |
-1.1 |
-2.7 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4¾ |
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Least developed countries |
2.1 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
-0.8 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4¾ |
15 largest developing economies |
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Argentina |
-1.4 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
-4.6 |
4.4 |
7.8 |
4½ |
Brazil |
1.5 |
0.9 |
-0.8 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
1 |
China |
9.1 |
9.2 |
14.2 |
13.5 |
12.6 |
10.5 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
10 |
Hong Kong, China |
6.7 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
4 |
India |
5.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
6½ |
Indonesia |
5.5 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
6.0 |
3½ |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
2.8 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
2¼ |
Israel |
2.8 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
2¾ |
Republic of Korea |
9.1 |
9.1 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
7.1 |
6.0 |
3 |
Mexico |
1.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
-6.2 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
5 |
Saudi Arabia |
-2.9 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
-2.7 |
-0.2 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
1½ |
South Africa |
1.5 |
-1.0 |
-2.2 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
3 |
Taiwan Province of China |
7.9 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5½ |
Thailand |
7.8 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
6.4 |
-1.5 |
2 |
Turkey |
4.3 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
-6.1 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
5 |
Source: UN/DESA. |
a Preliminary estimates.
b Forecast, based in part on Project LINK.
c Covers countries that account for 98 per cent of the population of all developing
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