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May 12, 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 18
The Bottom Line
Ranked by Exports 12 months
| Country | Exports 12 months | GDP growth | Per-capita GDP (PPP) | Per-capita GNP (nom.) | Population (millions) | Population growth | Inflation CPI | Curr. acct. balance | Reserves excl. gold | Savings % of GDP | People per tel. | Life Expectancy | People per doctor | Infant mortality |
| U.S. | $688b. | 5.4% | $31,469 | $31,395 | 274.6 | 1.0% | 3.7% | -$338.9b. | $60.5b. | 17% | 1.3 | 77 | 387 | 7 |
| Germany | $541b. | 2.3% | $22,140 | $25,910 | 82.6 | 0.3% | 1.5% | -$21.1b. | $59.6b. | 23% | 1.8 | 76 | 286 | 5 |
| Japan | $389b. | 0.0% | $23,480 | $30,340 | 126.8 | 0.3% | -0.5% | $105.8b. | $293.3b. | 30% | 1.5 | 80 | 522 | 4 |
| France | $297b. | 3.1% | $23,030 | $24,335 | 59.3 | 0.5% | 1.4% | $36.7b. | $39.6b. | 21% | 1.5 | 78 | 320 | 5 |
| Britain | $262b. | 2.9% | $20,890 | $23,405 | 59.1 | 0.3% | 2.6% | -$20.7b. | $30.1b. | 15% | 1.9 | 77 | 581 | 6 |
| Canada | $243b. | 4.7% | $24,870 | $19,270 | 30.6 | 0.9% | 3.0% | -$2.9b. | $30.6b. | 21% | 1.3 | 79 | 446 | 6 |
| Italy | $232b. | 2.1% | $20,840 | $20,115 | 57.8 | 0.2% | 2.5% | $12.3b. | $22.8b. | 22% | 1.9 | 78 | 195 | 6 |
| China | $195b. | 8.1% | $3,275 | $783 | 1,275.0 | 1.0% | -0.2% | $29.3b. | $154.7b. | 42% | 14.4 | 71 | 1,034 | 31 |
| Hong Kong | $177b. | 8.7% | $21,830 | $24,716 | 7.0 | 2.3% | -5.0% | $2.3b. | $96.3b. | 31% | 1.5 | 79 | 772 | 4 |
| South Korea | $150b. | 13.0% | $12,445 | $6,810 | 47.1 | 0.9% | 1.6% | $22.2b. | $79.7b. | 42% | 2.1 | 72 | 855 | 8 |
| Mexico | $139b. | 5.2% | $8,420 | $4,305 | 98.2 | 1.9% | 10.5% | -$14.2b. | $31.1b. | 26% | 7.6 | 74 | 578 | 26 |
| Taiwan | $124b. | 6.8% | $17,495 | $12,040 | 22.1 | 1.0% | 1.1% | $7.0b. | $106.2b. | 25% | 1.9 | 75 | 807 | 4 |
| Singapore | $115b. | 7.1% | $27,740 | $21,828 | 3.9 | 0.7% | 1.2% | $21.5b. | $77.2b. | 52% | 2.0 | 77 | 667 | 3 |
| Switzerland | $93.9b. | 3.0% | $26,420 | $37,145 | 7.2 | 0.6% | 1.4% | $31.6b. | $30.4b. | 27% | 1.1 | 78 | 585 | 5 |
| Malaysia | $76.9b. | 10.6% | $7,370 | $3,092 | 23.0 | 2.4% | 1.5% | $12.5b. | $33.4b. | 44% | 5.0 | 72 | 1,477 | 8 |
| Russia | $74.7b. | 5.6% | $4,310 | $1,876 | 147.2 | -0.1% | 25.0% | $25.0b. | $9.6b. | 25% | 5.1 | 68 | 220 | 17 |
| Thailand | $60.7b. | 6.5% | $6,020 | $1,850 | 62.6 | 1.5% | 1.2% | $11.2b. | $31.1b. | 31% | 12.1 | 69 | 4,361 | 26 |
| Australia | $56.1b. | 4.3% | $20,770 | $18,784 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 2.8% | -$22.4b. | $18.5b. | 21% | 1.5 | 78 | 400 | 5 |
| Indonesia | $49.5b. | 5.8% | $2,940 | $460 | 209.4 | 1.6% | -1.1% | $4.7b. | $26.3b. | 31% | 37.0 | 65 | 6,786 | 47 |
| Brazil | $49.4b. | 3.1% | $6,400 | $4,710 | 165.9 | 1.9% | 7.1% | -$23.3b. | $34.8b. | 18% | 8.3 | 68 | 847 | 34 |
| Saudi Arabia | $39.8b. | -2.3% | $10,265 | $6,410 | 20.9 | 2.8% | 0.2% | -$12.9b. | $16.2b. | 30% | 7.0 | 70 | 698 | 21 |
| India | $35.6b. | 6.0% | $1,760 | $436 | 1,000.0 | 1.9% | 4.4% | -$4.4b. | $32.0b. | 24% | 45.5 | 62 | 2,165 | 71 |
| Philippines | $35.5b. | 4.6% | $3,380 | $907 | 75.8 | 2.3% | 3.3% | $6.8b. | $13.2b. | 19% | 27.0 | 68 | 1,016 | 35 |
| Turkey | $28.3b. | -3.4% | $6,655 | $2,820 | 65.5 | 2.1% | 67.9% | -$0.4b. | $22.7b. | 18% | 4.0 | 68 | 955 | 62 |
| South Africa | $27.6b. | 1.7% | $7,660 | $3,096 | 43.5 | 2.2% | 2.4% | -$0.9b. | $6.4b. | 17% | 6.9 | 65 | 1,750 | 48 |
| Iran | $13.0b. | 2.6% | $5,545 | $2,500 | 68.5 | 3.4% | 19.3% | -$1.9b. | $5.0b. | 30% | 8.9 | 70 | 3,140 | 32 |
| New Zealand | $12.5b. | 5.8% | $17,025 | $13,020 | 3.8 | 1.0% | 0.5% | -$4.3b. | $4.5b. | 23% | 1.4 | 77 | 321 | 7 |
| Vietnam | $9.3b. | 4.0% | $1,755 | $310 | 80.3 | 2.3% | -1.2% | -$1.1b. | $2.1b. | 21% | 38.8 | 68 | 2,298 | 29 |
| Nigeria | $9.0b. | 2.3% | $930 | $340 | 110.6 | 2.9% | 9.7% | -$4.2b. | $4.1b. | 24% | 257.8 | 53 | 5,882 | 77 |
| Pakistan | $8.3b. | 5.3% | $1,570 | $492 | 138.6 | 2.6% | 3.0% | -$1.8b. | $1.5b. | 16% | 49.0 | 63 | 2,000 | 88 |
| Bangladesh | $5.1b. | 4.2% | $1,040 | $289 | 130.0 | 2.2% | 5.5% | -$0.2b. | $1.5b. | 8% | 336.5 | 58 | 12,500 | 75 |
| Sri Lanka | $4.7b. | 5.3% | $2,625 | $827 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 0.3% | -$0.3b. | $1.6b. | 19% | 35.2 | 73 | 3,935 | 14 |
| Egypt | $4.4b. | 5.3% | $3,075 | $1,319 | 65.5 | 2.2% | 2.9% | -$2.6b. | $15.0b. | 12% | 16.6 | 65 | 1,316 | 40 |
| Brunei | $2.3b. | 2.5% | $20,100 | $20,400 | 0.3 | 3.2% | 1.0% | $0.8b. | $20.0b. | 35% | 3.8 | 76 | 1,133 | 8 |
| Macau | $2.2b. | -4.0% | $17,500 | $15,311 | 0.4 | 2.0% | -2.1% | $2.3b. | $2.3b. | 28% | 1.7 | 76 | 495 | 6 |
| Kenya | $2.0b. | 1.8% | $1,135 | $370 | 32.2 | 3.4% | 5.1% | -$0.4b. | $0.7b. | 13% | 62.7 | 59 | 9,851 | 50 |
| P. N. Guinea | $1.8b. | 2.5% | $2,700 | $1,005 | 4.4 | 2.3% | 18.2% | -$0.03b. | $0.2b. | 28% | 49.0 | 57 | 12,500 | 53 |
| Myanmar | $1.2b. | 5.0% | $1,200 | $765 | 48.9 | 2.1% | 11.5% | -$0.4b. | $0.3b. | 15% | 194.1 | 60 | 12,500 | 79 |
| Cambodia | $0.8b. | 4.0% | $1,240 | $270 | 11.0 | 2.5% | 0.4% | -$0.2b. | $0.4b. | 11% | 435.0 | 53 | 9,523 | 103 |
| Mongolia | $0.5b. | 3.5% | $1,520 | $396 | 2.5 | 1.7% | 4.4% | -$0.1b. | $0.1b. | 27% | 26.1 | 65 | 364 | 52 |
| Nepal | $0.5b. | 1.9% | $1,100 | $225 | 23.4 | 2.3% | 1.8% | -$0.1b. | $0.8b. | 13% | 112.9 | 57 | 12,612 | 81 |
| Fiji | $0.4b. | -2.2% | $3,580 | $2,219 | 0.8 | 1.5% | -1.0% | -$0.05b. | $0.4b. | 8% | 8.9 | 73 | 2,080 | 20 |
| Laos | $0.4b. | 4.0% | $1,325 | $258 | 5.4 | 2.9% | 86.7% | -$0.2b. | $0.1b. | 12% | 181.5 | 53 | 4,381 | 91 |
| Afghanistan | $0.2b. | 6.0% | $720 | $150 | 21.9 | 1.9% | 14.0% | -$0.1b. | $0.2b. | 10% | 390.0 | 45 | 7,358 | 164 |
| Bhutan | $0.1b. | 5.8% | $1,570 | $450 | 0.8 | 2.3% | 10.0% | -$0.05b. | $0.3b. | 30% | 96.9 | 61 | 4,255 | 122 |
| Maldives | $0.1b. | 6.8% | $3,395 | $1,167 | 0.3 | 3.0% | 3.3% | -$0.02b. | $0.1b. | 11% | 13.8 | 67 | 5,330 | 55 |
*Net Foreign Debt
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