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Web-only Exclusives November 30, 2000 From Our Correspondent: Hirohito and the War A conversation with biographer Herbert Bix From Our Correspondent: A Rough Road Ahead Bad news for the Philippines - and some others From Our Correspondent: Making Enemies Indonesia needs friends. So why is it picking fights? |
SEPTEMBER 1 , 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 34 | SEARCH ASIAWEEK
The Bottom Line
Ranked By Exports 12 months
| Country | Exports | GDP growth | Per-capita GDP (PPP) | Per-capita GNP (nom.) | Population (millions) | Population growth | Inflation CPI | Curr. acct. balance | Reserves (excl. gold) | GDP (PPP) | People per tel. | Life expect. | Literacy rate | Urban pop. |
| U.S. | $730b. | 5.2% | $33,872 | $33,799 | 274.6 | 1.0% | 3.5% | -$367.2b. | $56.0b. | $9,256b. | 1.3 | 77 | 95.5% | 77% |
| Germany | $541b. | 3.3% | $22,140 | $25,488 | 82.6 | 0.3% | 1.9% | -$21.1b. | $61.7b. | $1,816b. | 1.8 | 76 | 100.0% | 87% |
| Japan | $434b. | 0.7% | $23,480 | $34,715 | 126.8 | 0.3% | -0.7% | $116.6b. | $334.5b. | $2,968b. | 1.5 | 80 | 100.0% | 79% |
| France | $292b. | 3.3% | $23,030 | $24,018 | 59.3 | 0.5% | 1.7% | $36.7b. | $38.5b. | $1,355b. | 1.5 | 78 | 99.0% | 75% |
| Britain | $267b. | 3.1% | $20,890 | $24,770 | 59.1 | 0.3% | 3.3% | -$20.7b. | $30.1b. | $1,220b. | 1.9 | 77 | 100.0% | 90% |
| Canada | $254b. | 4.9% | $24,870 | $20,242 | 30.6 | 0.9% | 3.0% | $2.2b. | $29.9b. | $717b. | 1.3 | 79 | 99.0% | 78% |
| Italy | $232b. | 3.0% | $20,840 | $20,115 | 57.8 | 0.1% | 2.7% | $5.3b. | $25.5b. | $1,201b. | 1.9 | 78 | 98.1% | 67% |
| China | $219b. | 8.3% | $3,275 | $783 | 1,275.0 | 1.0% | 0.5% | $15.7b. | $158.0b. | $4,114b. | 11.6 | 71 | 81.5% | 33% |
| Hong Kong | $185b. | 14.3% | $21,830 | $23,597 | 7.0 | 2.3% | -3.2% | $9.2b. | $96.3b. | $146b. | 1.5 | 79 | 92.2% | 95% |
| South Korea | $161b. | 12.8% | $12,445 | $8,581 | 47.1 | 0.9% | 2.9% | $17.3b. | $90.1b. | $578b. | 2.1 | 72 | 97.4% | 84% |
| Mexico | $152b. | 7.6% | $8,420 | $4,838 | 98.2 | 1.9% | 9.1% | -$14.8b. | $31.9b. | $844b. | 7.6 | 74 | 90.3% | 76% |
| Taiwan | $130b. | 5.4% | $17,495 | $13,248 | 22.1 | 0.8% | 1.4% | $4.2b. | $113.1b. | $381b. | 1.8 | 75 | 93.2% | 58% |
| Singapore | $115b. | 8.0% | $27,740 | $22,710 | 3.9 | 0.7% | 0.8% | $21.5b. | $75.2b. | $107b. | 2.0 | 78 | 94.0% | 100% |
| Switzerland | $93.9b. | 3.4% | $26,420 | $37,145 | 7.2 | 0.6% | 2.0% | $29.2b. | $30.1b. | $188b. | 1.1 | 79 | 100.0% | 62% |
| Russia | $88.5b. | 7.3% | $4,310 | $1,235 | 147.2 | -0.1% | 20.2% | $31.5b. | $17.7b. | $634b. | 5.1 | 68 | 99.5% | 77% |
| Malaysia | $83.9b. | 11.7% | $7,370 | $3,248 | 23.0 | 2.4% | 1.4% | $12.6b. | $33.4b. | $163b. | 5.0 | 72 | 93.7% | 56% |
| Thailand | $62.3b. | 5.2% | $6,020 | $1,949 | 62.6 | 1.5% | 2.0% | $11.0b. | $31.1b. | $368b. | 12.1 | 69 | 93.8% | 36% |
| Australia | $58.5b. | 4.3% | $20,770 | $20,142 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 3.2% | -$22.4b. | $16.0b. | $389b. | 1.5 | 78 | 99.5% | 86% |
| Indonesia | $55.4b. | 4.1% | $2,940 | $617 | 209.4 | 1.6% | 4.6% | $4.7b. | $26.3b. | $601b. | 34.4 | 65 | 84.4% | 38% |
| Brazil | $51.2b. | 3.9% | $6,400 | $4,710 | 165.9 | 1.9% | 5.6% | -$23.8b. | $29.3b. | $1,035b. | 6.6 | 68 | 83.3% | 78% |
| Saudi Arabia | $48.5b. | 0.5% | $10,265 | $6,648 | 20.9 | 2.8% | -1.0% | -$1.7b. | $16.8b. | $204b. | 7.0 | 70 | 64.1% | 85% |
| India | $39.2b. | 5.8% | $1,760 | $436 | 1,000.0 | 1.9% | 5.0% | -$3.8b. | $33.8b. | $1,710b. | 45.5 | 62 | 52.1% | 28% |
| Philippines | $36.3b. | 3.4% | $3,380 | $1,046 | 75.8 | 2.3% | 4.2% | $8.0b. | $14.1b. | $247b. | 27.0 | 68 | 94.0% | 57% |
| Turkey | $30.0b. | 5.6% | $6,655 | $2,820 | 65.5 | 2.1% | 58.6% | -$5.5b. | $24.6b. | $427b. | 4.0 | 68 | 81.9% | 73% |
| South Africa | $29.2b. | 2.5% | $7,660 | $2,979 | 43.5 | 2.2% | 5.1% | -$0.8b. | $6.4b. | $330b. | 6.9 | 65 | 81.8% | 51% |
| Iran | $16.2b. | 2.6% | $5,545 | $2,500 | 68.5 | 3.4% | 19.3% | -$1.9b. | $5.0b. | $368b. | 8.2 | 70 | 68.6% | 61% |
| New Zealand | $13.1b. | 5.5% | $17,025 | $13,020 | 3.8 | 1.0% | 2.0% | -$4.5b. | $3.7b. | $65b. | 1.4 | 77 | 99.8% | 87% |
| Vietnam | $10.0b. | 4.0% | $1,755 | $320 | 80.3 | 2.3% | -1.2% | $0.7b. | $2.1b. | $137b. | 38.8 | 68 | 91.9% | 21% |
| Nigeria | $9.0b. | 2.3% | $930 | $340 | 110.6 | 2.9% | -1.7% | -$4.2b. | $4.1b. | $99b. | 257.8 | 53 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Pakistan | $8.3b. | 5.3% | $1,570 | $492 | 138.6 | 2.6% | 3.8% | -$1.8b. | $1.3b. | $219b. | 49.0 | 63 | 37.8% | 35% |
| Egypt | $5.7b. | 5.3% | $3,075 | $1,390 | 65.5 | 2.2% | 2.8% | -$1.5b. | $14.0b. | $195b. | 16.6 | 65 | 51.4% | 45% |
| Bangladesh | $5.5b. | 4.4% | $1,040 | $299 | 130.0 | 2.2% | 3.8% | -$0.3b. | $1.4b. | $132b. | 336.5 | 60 | 38.1% | 20% |
| Sri Lanka | $4.7b. | 4.2% | $2,625 | $827 | 19.1 | 1.2% | 6.8% | -$0.3b. | $1.6b. | $49b. | 32.9 | 73 | 89.3% | 23% |
| Brunei | $2.6b. | 2.5% | $20,100 | $20,400 | 0.3 | 3.2% | 1.0% | $0.8b. | $20.0b. | $6.3b. | 3.8 | 76 | 89.2% | 67% |
| Macau | $2.2b. | -2.9% | $17,500 | $14,145 | 0.4 | 2.0% | -1.5% | $2.3b. | $2.3b. | $7.8b. | 1.5 | 76 | 74.8% | 94% |
| Kenya | $2.0b. | 1.8% | $1,135 | $325 | 32.2 | 3.4% | 5.5% | -$0.4b. | $0.7b. | $34b. | 62.7 | 59 | 78.1% | 31% |
| P. N. Guinea | $1.9b. | 3.9% | $2,700 | $1,005 | 4.4 | 2.3% | 13.2% | -$0.03b. | $0.2b. | $12b. | 49.0 | 57 | 72.2% | 17% |
| Myanmar | $1.2b. | 4.5% | $1,200 | $765 | 48.9 | 2.1% | 3.6% | -$0.4b. | $0.3b. | $57b. | 194.1 | 60 | 82.0% | 27% |
| Cambodia | $1.0b. | 4.0% | $1,240 | $270 | 11.0 | 2.5% | -2.7% | -$0.1b. | $0.5b. | $14b. | 397.1 | 53 | 37.8% | 22% |
| Fiji | $0.5b. | 7.8% | $3,580 | $2,219 | 0.8 | 1.5% | -1.0% | -$0.05b. | $0.4b. | $3.0b. | 8.9 | 73 | 90.1% | 40% |
| Mongolia | $0.5b. | 3.5% | $1,520 | $396 | 2.5 | 1.7% | 4.4% | -$0.1b. | $0.2b. | $3.6b. | 24.2 | 65 | 95.0% | 62% |
| Nepal | $0.5b. | 3.3% | $1,100 | $225 | 23.4 | 2.3% | 1.8% | -$0.1b. | $0.8b. | $25b. | 112.9 | 57 | 27.5% | 14% |
| Laos | $0.4b. | 4.0% | $1,325 | $258 | 5.4 | 2.9% | 86.7% | -$0.2b. | $0.1b. | $7.0b. | 153.6 | 53 | 56.6% | 22% |
| Afghanistan | $0.2b. | 6.0% | $720 | $150 | 21.9 | 1.9% | 14.0% | -$0.1b. | $0.2b. | $14b. | 390.0 | 46 | 31.6% | 20% |
| Bhutan | $0.1b. | 6.0% | $1,570 | $450 | 0.8 | 2.3% | 9.2% | -$0.1b. | $0.3b. | $1.2b. | 66.5 | 61 | 42.2% | 7% |
| Maldives | $0.1b. | 6.8% | $3,395 | $1,167 | 0.3 | 3.0% | -5.1% | -$0.02b. | $0.1b. | $0.9b. | 12.5 | 67 | 92.6% | 32% |
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