World Development Report 1996. Statistical Annex
Table 1. Basic indicators
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GNP per capita /a PPP estimates of GNP Life
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Population Area Avg. ann. per capita /b expectancy at Adult
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(millions) (thousands Dollars growth(%) U S =100 Cr. int'l $ birth (years) illiteracy (%)
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mid-1994 of sq. km) 1994 1985-94 1987 1994 1994 1994 1995
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Low-income economies 3,182.2 t 40,391 t 380 w 3.4 w 63 w 34 w
Excluding China & India 1,077.7 t 27,543 t 360 w -1.1 w 56 w 46 w
1 Rwanda 7.8 26 80 -6.6 3.8 1.3 330 c .. 40
2 Mozambique 15.5 802 90 3.8 2.7 3.3 860 d 46 60
3 Ethiopia 54.9 1,097 100 .. 2.0 1.7 430 c 49 65
4 Tanzania /e 28.8 945 140 0.8 2.6 2.4 620 c 51 32
5 Burundi 6.2 28 160 -0.7 3.4 2.7 700 d 50 65
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6 Sierra Leone 4.4 72 160 -0.4 3.1 2.7 700 c 40 69
7 Malawi 9.5 118 170 -0.7 3.1 2.5 650 c 44 44
8 Chad 6.3 1,284 180 0.7 2.7 2.8 720 d 48 52
9 Uganda 18.6 236 190 2.3 5.0 5.4 1,410 d 42 38
10 Madagascar 13.1 587 200 -1.7 3.1 2.5 640 c 52 ..
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11 Nepal 20.9 141 200 2.3 4.4 4.8 1,230 d 54 73
12 Vietnam 72.0 332 200 .. .. .. .. 68 6
13 Bangladesh 117.9 144 220 2.0 4.9 5.1 1,330 c 57 62
14 Haiti 7.0 28 230 -5.0 6.2 3.6 930 d 57 55
15 Niger 8.7 1,267 230 -2.1 3.8 3.0 770 d 46 86
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16 Guinea-Bissau 1.0 36 240 2.2 2.9 3.2 820 d 38 45
17 Kenya 26.0 580 250 0.0 5.7 5.1 1,310 c 59 22
18 Mali 9.5 1,240 250 1.0 2.3 2.0 520 c 49 69
19 Nigeria 108.0 924 280 1.2 4.3 4.6 1,190 c 52 43
20 Yemen, Rep. 14.8 528 280 .. .. .. .. 53 ..
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21 Burkina Faso 10.1 274 300 -0.1 3.5 3.1 800 d 49 81
22 Mongolia 2.4 1,567 300 -3.2 .. .. .. 64 ..
23 India 913.6 3,288 320 2.9 4.4 4.9 1,280 c 62 48
24 Lao PDR 4.7 237 320 .. .. .. .. 52 43
25 Togo 4.0 57 320 -2.7 6.0 4.4 1,130 d 55 48
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26 Gambia, The 1.1 11 330 0.5 4.8 4.3 1,100 d 45 61
27 Nicaragua 4.2 130 340 -6.1 13 7 1,800 d 67 34
28 Zambia 9.2 753 350 -1.4 4.1 3.3 860 c 47 22
29 Tajikistan /f 5.8 143 360 -11.4 12.1 3.7 970 g 67 ..
30 Benin 5.3 113 370 -0.8 7.0 6.3 1,630 c 50 63
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31 Central African Repub 3.2 623 370 -2.7 5.4 4.5 1,160 d 49 40
32 Albania 3.2 29 380 .. .. .. .. 73 ..
33 Ghana 16.6 239 410 1.4 7.9 7.9 2,050 d 58 36
34 Pakistan 126.3 796 430 1.3 8.5 8.2 2,130 c 60 62
35 Mauritania 2.2 1,026 480 0.2 6.4 6.1 1,570 d 51 62
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36 Azerbaijan /f 7.5 87 500 -12.2 21.7 5.8 1,510 g 69 ..
37 Zimbabwe 10.8 391 500 -0.5 8.7 7.9 2,040 c 58 15
38 Guinea 6.4 246 520 1.3 .. .. .. 44 64
39 China 1,190.9 9,561 530 h 7.8 5.8 9.7 2,510 h 69 19
40 Honduras 5.8 112 600 0.5 8.1 7.5 1,940 i 66 27
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41 Senegal 8.3 197 600 -0.7 7.3 6.1 1,580 c 50 67
42 Cote d'Ivoire 13.8 322 610 -4.6 8.3 5.3 1,370 c 56 60
43 Congo 2.6 342 620 -2.9 11.2 7.3 1,900 c 51 25
44 Kyrgyz Republic /f 4.5 199 630 -5.0 13.5 6.7 1,730 g 68 ..
45 Sri Lanka 17.9 66 640 2.9 10.7 12.2 3,160 c 72 10
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46 Armenia /f 3.7 30 680 -13.0 26.5 8.3 2,160 g 71 ..
47 Cameroon 13.0 475 680 -6.9 15.0 7.5 1,950 c 57 37
48 Egypt, Arab Rep. 56.8 1,001 720 1.3 14.4 14.4 3,720 c 62 49
49 Lesotho 1.9 30 720 0.6 6.6 6.7 1,730 d 61 29
50 Georgia /f 5.4 70 .. .. .. .. .. 73 ..
51 Myanmar 45.6 677 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 17
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Middle-income economies 1,569.9 t 61,263 t 2,520 w -0.1 w 67 w ..
Lower-middle-income 1,096.9 t 40,594 t 1,590 w -1.2 w 67 w ..
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52 Bolivia 7.2 1,099 770 1.7 8.9 9.3 2,400 i 60 17
53 Macedonia, FYR 2.1 26 820 .. .. .. .. 73 ..
54 Moldova /f 4.4 34 870 .. .. .. .. 68 ..
55 Indonesia 190.4 1,905 880 6.0 10.0 13.9 3,600 i 63 16
56 Philippines 67.0 300 950 1.7 10.4 10.6 2,740 c 65 5
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57 Uzbekistan /f 22.4 447 960 -2.3 12.5 9.2 2,370 g 70 ..
58 Morocco 26.4 447 1,140 1.2 13.1 13.4 3,470 c 65 56
59 Kazakstan /f 16.8 2,717 1,160 -6.5 24.2 10.9 2,810 g 68 ..
60 Guatemala 10.3 109 1,200 0.9 13.5 13.3 3,440 i 65 44
61 Papua New Guinea 4.2 463 1,240 2.2 9.1 10.4 2,680 d 57 28
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62 Bulgaria 8.4 111 1,250 -2.7 23.5 16.9 4,380 j 71 ..
63 Romania 22.7 238 1,270 -4.5 22.7 15.8 4,090 j 70 ..
64 Ecuador 11.2 284 1,280 0.9 15.9 16.2 4,190 i 69 10
65 Dominican Republic 7.6 49 1,330 2.2 13.9 14.5 3,760 i 70 18
66 Lithuania /f 3.7 65 1,350 -8.0 33.8 12.7 3,290 j 69 ..
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67 El Salvador 5.6 21 1,360 2.2 8.4 9.3 2,410 i 67 29
68 Jordan 4.0 89 1,440 -5.6 25.4 15.8 4,100 d 70 13
69 Jamaica 2.5 11 1,540 3.9 11.1 13.1 3,400 k 74 15
70 Paraguay 4.8 407 1,580 1.0 13.7 13.7 3,550 i 68 8
71 Algeria 27.4 2,382 1,650 -2.5 .. .. .. 69 38
72 Colombia 36.3 1,139 1,670 2.4 19.0 20.6 5,330 i 70 9
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Note: For other economies see Table 1a. For data comparability and coverage, see the technical notes. Figures in italics are
for years other than those specif
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73 Tunisia 8.8 164 1,790 2.1 18.5 19.4 5,020 c 68 33
74 Ukraine /f 51.9 604 1,910 -8.0 20.4 10.1 2,620 j 68 ..
75 Namibia 1.5 824 1,970 3.3 17.0 16.7 4,320 d 59 ..
76 Peru 23.2 1,285 2,110 -2.0 18.0 13.9 3,610 i 65 11
77 Belarus /f 10.4 208 2,160 -1.9 25.1 16.7 4,320 j 69 ..
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78 Slovak Republic 5.3 49 2,250 -3.0 .. .. .. 72 ..
79 Latvia /f 2.5 65 2,320 -6.0 24.1 12.4 3,220 j 68 ..
80 Costa Rica 3.3 51 2,400 2.8 .. .. .. 77 5
81 Poland 38.5 313 2,410 0.8 21.4 21.2 5,480 j 72 ..
82 Thailand 58.0 513 2,410 8.6 16.4 26.9 6,970 c 69 6
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83 Turkey 60.8 779 2,500 1.4 20.9 18.2 4,710 j 67 18
84 Croatia 4.8 57 2,560 .. .. .. .. 73 ..
85 Panama 2.6 76 2,580 -1.2 26.6 22.1 5,730 i 73 9
86 Russian Federation / 148.4 17,075 2,650 -4.1 30.6 17.8 4,610 j 64 ..
87 Venezuela 21.2 912 2,760 0.7 33.7 30.0 7,770 i 71 9
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88 Botswana 1.4 582 2,800 6.6 15.4 20.1 5,210 c 68 30
89 Estonia /f 1.5 45 2,820 -6.1 29.9 17.4 4,510 j 70 ..
90 Iran, Islamic Rep. 62.6 1,648 .. .. .. .. .. 68 28
91 Turkmenistan /f 4.4 488 .. .. .. .. .. 66 ..
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Upper-middle-income 472.8 t 20,669 t 4,640 w 1.4 w 69 w 13 w
92 Brazil 159.1 8,512 2,970 -0.4 24.2 20.9 5,400 i 67 17
93 South Africa 40.5 1,221 3,040 -1.3 23.9 19.8 5,130 d 64 18
94 Mauritius 1.1 2 3,150 5.8 39.4 49.1 12,720 c 70 17
95 Czech Republic 10.3 79 3,200 -2.1 44.1 34.4 8,900 j 73 ..
96 Malaysia 19.7 330 3,480 5.6 23.5 32.6 8,440 k 71 17
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97 Chile 14.0 757 3,520 6.5 24.8 34.4 8,890 i 72 5
98 Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 5 3,740 -2.3 40.9 33.5 8,670 d 72 2
99 Hungary 10.3 93 3,840 -1.2 28.9 23.5 6,080 j 70 ..
100 Gabon 1.3 268 3,880 -3.7 .. .. .. 54 37
101 Mexico 88.5 1,958 4,180 0.9 27.8 27.2 7,040 k 71 10
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102 Uruguay 3.2 177 4,660 2.9 28.1 29.8 7,710 i 73 3
103 Oman 2.1 212 5,140 0.5 34.7 33.2 8,590 d 70 ..
104 Slovenia 2.0 20 7,040 .. 33.3 24.1 6,230 j 74 ..
105 Saudi Arabia 17.8 2,150 7,050 -1.7 45.7 36.6 9,480 d 70 37
106 Greece 10.4 132 7,700 1.3 42.1 42.2 10,930 j 78 ..
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107 Argentina 34.2 2,767 8,110 2.0 32.1 33.7 8,720 i 72 4
108 Korea, Rep. 44.5 99 8,260 7.8 27.3 39.9 10,330 c 71 m
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Low- and middle-income 4,752.2 t 101,655 t 1,090 w 0.7 w 64 w 29 w
Sub-Saharan Africa 571.9 t 24,274 t 460 w -1.2 w 52 w 43 w
East Asia & Pacific 1,734.7 t 16,367 t 860 w 6.9 w 68 w 17 w
South Asia 1,220.3 t 5,133 t 320 w 2.7 w 61 w 50 w
Europe and Central Asia 487.4 t 24,354 t 2,090 w -3.2 w 68 w ..
Middle East & N. Africa 266.7 t 11,021 t 1,580 w -0.4 w 66 w 39 w
Latin America & Caribbea 470.9 t 20,505 t 3,340 w 0.6 w 68 w 13 w
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High-income economies 849.9 t 31,824 t 23,420 w 1.9 w 77 w ..
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109 Portugal 9.9 92 9,320 4.0 41.3 46.3 11,970 j 75 ..
110 New Zealand 3.5 271 13,350 0.7 63.2 61.3 15,870 j 76 m
111 Spain 39.1 505 13,440 2.8 50.2 53.1 13,740 j 77 ..
112 Ireland 3.6 70 13,530 5.0 40.6 52.4 13,550 j 76 m
113 +Israel 5.4 21 14,530 2.3 56.5 59.1 15,300 i 77 ..
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114 Australia 17.8 7,713 18,000 1.2 69.9 70.0 18,120 j 77 m
115 United Kingdom 58.4 245 18,340 1.3 70.7 69.4 17,970 j 76 m
116 Finland 5.1 338 18,850 -0.3 72.1 62.4 16,150 j 76 m
117 Italy 57.1 301 19,300 1.8 70.9 71.3 18,460 j 78 m
118 +Kuwait 1.6 18 19,420 1.1 84.3 95.6 24,730 d 76 21
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119 Canada 29.2 9,976 19,510 0.3 83.2 77.1 19,960 j 78 m
120 +Hong Kong 6.1 1 21,650 n 5.3 n .. .. .. 78 8
121 Netherlands 15.4 37 22,010 1.9 70.0 72.4 18,750 j 78 m
122 +Singapore 2.9 1 22,500 6.1 60.2 84.6 21,900 d 75 9
123 Belgium 10.1 31 22,870 2.3 74.6 78.3 20,270 j 76 m
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124 France 57.9 552 23,420 1.6 75.9 76.0 19,670 j 78 m
125 Sweden 8.8 450 23,530 -0.1 76.1 66.2 17,130 j 78 m
126 Austria 8.0 84 24,630 2.0 72.8 75.6 19,560 j 77 m
127 Germany 81.5 357 25,580 .. .. 75.3 19,480 j 76 m
128 United States 260.7 9,364 25,880 1.3 100.0 100.0 25,880 j 77 m
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129 Norway 4.3 324 26,390 1.4 77.7 78.1 20,210 j 78 m
130 Denmark 5.2 43 27,970 1.3 76.6 76.8 19,880 j 75 m
131 Japan 125.0 378 34,630 3.2 74.7 81.7 21,140 j 79 m
132 Switzerland 7.0 41 37,930 0.5 104.5 97.2 25,150 j 78 m
133 +United Arab Emirates 2.4 84 .. 0.4 .. .. .. 75 21
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World 5,601.3 t 133,478 t 4,470 w 0.9 w 67 w ..
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+Economies classified by the United Nations or otherwise regarded by their authorities as developing. a. Atlas method; see the
technical notes.
b. Purchasing power parity; see the technical notes. c. Extrapolated from 1985 ICP estimates. d. Based on regression estimates.
e. In all tables, GDP and GNP cover mainland Tanzania. f. Estimates for economies of the former Soviet Union are preliminary,
their classification will be kept under review.
g. Extrapolated from 1990 ICP estimates. h. World Bank estimate. i. Extrapolated from 1980 ICP estimates. j. Extrapolated
from 1993 ICP estimates.
k. Extrapolated from 1975 ICP estimates. m. According to UNESCO, illiteracy is less than 5 percent. n. Data refer to GDP.
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