| |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Brunei
petroleum,
natural gas, timber |
Cambodia
oil and gas,
timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates,
hydropower potential |
Indonesia
petroleum, tin,
natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils,
coal, gold, silver |
Lao PR
timber,
hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
|
|
New Zealand
natural
gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone
|
|
 Australia
bauxite,
coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel,
tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas,
petroleum
|
|
India
coal
(fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese,
mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds,
petroleum, limestone, arable land
|
|
Republic of Korea
coal, tungsten,
graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
|
|
Japan
negligible
mineral resources, fish
|
|
|
 China
coal, iron ore,
petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony,
manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead,
zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
|
 Vietnam
phosphates,
coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas
deposits, forests, hydropower
|
|
|
Malaysia
tin,
petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite
|
|
 Myanmar
petroleum,
timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some
marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
|
|
 The Philippines
timber,
petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
|
|
 Singapore
fish,
deepwater ports
|
|
 Thailand
tin,
rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish,
gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land
|
|
|
Map: University
of Alabama; Flags and data: The World Factbook 2005 |
|
|
|
Table 1: Some basic
attributes of participating countries1
|
|
Total Area2 |
Arable Land3 |
Permanent
Crops4 |
Agricultural
Products5 |
Industries6 |
|
Brunei |
5,770 |
0.57 |
0.76 |
rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens,
water buffalo |
petroleum, petroleum refining,
liquefied natural gas, construction |
|
Cambodia |
181,040 |
20.96 |
0.61 |
rice, rubber, corn, vegetables,
cashews, tapioca |
tourism, garments, rice milling,
fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining,
textiles |
|
Indonesia |
1,919,440 |
11.32 |
7.23 |
rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts,
rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork,
eggs |
petroleum and natural gas,
textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical
fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism |
|
Lao PR |
236,800 |
3.80 |
0.35 |
sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn,
coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice, water
buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry |
tin and gypsum mining, timber,
electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments,
tourism |
|
Malaysia |
329,750 |
5.48 |
17.61 |
Peninsular Malaysia
- rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence
crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber,
pepper, timber |
Peninsular Malaysia
- rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light
manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting,
logging and processing timber;
Sabah
- logging, petroleum production;
Sarawak
- agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining,
logging |
|
Myanmar |
678,500 |
15.19 |
0.97 |
rice, pulses, beans, sesame,
groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products |
agricultural processing; knit and
woven apparel; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten,
iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer;
cement |
|
The
Philippines |
300,000 |
18.95 |
16.77 |
sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn,
bananas, casavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef |
electronics assembly, garments,
footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food
processing, petroleum refining, fishing |
|
Singapore |
692.7 |
1.64 |
0 |
rubber, copra, fruit, orchids,
vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, ornamental fish |
electronics, chemicals, financial
services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber
processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages,
ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences,
entrepot trade |
|
Thailand |
514,000 |
29.36 |
6.46 |
rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber,
corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans |
tourism, textiles and garments,
agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light
manufacturing such as jewelry, electric appliances and
components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture,
plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer, and
third-largest tin producer |
Vietnam
|
329,560 |
19.97 |
5.95 |
paddy rice, coffee, fish and
seafood, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar
cane, peanuts, bananas, poultry |
food processing, garments, shoes,
machine-building, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass,
tires, oil, coal, steel, paper |
|
| |
|
Table 1
(cont.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
China, PR |
9,596,960 |
15.40 |
1.25 |
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn,
peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed, pork,
fish |
mining and ore processing, iron,
steel, aluminum, and other metals; coal; machine building;
armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals;
fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and
electronics; food processing; transportation equipment,
including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and
aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch
vehicles and satellites |
|
Japan |
377,835 |
12.19 |
0.96 |
rice, sugar beets, vegetables,
fruit, pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fish |
motor vehicles, electronic
equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships,
chemicals, textiles, processed foods |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
98,480 |
17.18 |
1.95 |
rice, root crops, barley,
vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish |
electronics, telecommunications,
automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel |
|
India |
3,287,590 |
54.40 |
2.74 |
rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute,
tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats,
poultry; fish |
textiles, chemicals, food
processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining,
petroleum, machinery, software |
|
Australia |
7,686,850 |
6.55 |
0.04 |
wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits;
cattle, sheep, poultry |
mining, industrial and
transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel |
|
New Zealand |
268,680 |
5.60 |
6.99 |
wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses,
fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, lamb and mutton, dairy products;
fish |
food processing, wood and paper
products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking
and insurance, tourism, mining |
|
|
1
Based on data from The World Factbook
2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Square kilometres: the sum of all land
and water areas delineated by international boundaries and/or
coastlines
3
Percentage of total area (2001): land cultivated for crops like
wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest
4
Percentage of total area (2001): land cultivated for crops such as
flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excluding
land under trees grown for wood or timber
5
Ranked listing, starting with the most important.
6
Ranked listing, in order of decreasing
output value |
|
Table 2: Major exports of participating countries1
|
|
Value2
|
Commodities3 |
Major
Partners3 |
|
Brunei |
$7.7 billion
(2003) |
crude oil, natural gas, refined
products |
Japan 38.1%, South Korea 14%,
Australia 11.2%, US 8.6%, Thailand 7.9%, Indonesia 5.9%, China
4.5% |
|
Cambodia |
$2.311 billion |
Clothing, timber, rubber, rice,
fish, tobacco, footwear |
US 55.9%, Germany 11.7%, UK 6.9%,
Vietnam 4.4%, Canada 4.2% |
|
Indonesia |
$69.86 billion |
oil and gas, electrical appliances,
plywood, textiles, rubber |
Japan 22.3%, US 12.3%, Singapore
8.4%, South Korea 6.8%, China 6.4%, Malaysia 4.2% |
|
Lao PR |
$365.5 million |
garments, wood products, coffee,
electricity, tin |
Thailand 19.3%, Vietnam 13.4%,
France 8%, Germany 5.3%, UK 5% |
Malaysia
|
$123.5 billion |
electronic equipment, petroleum and
liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber,
textiles, chemicals |
US 18.8%, Singapore 15%, Japan
10.1%, China 6.7%, Hong Kong 6%, Thailand 4.8% |
|
Myanmar |
$2.137 billion4 |
clothing, gas, wood products,
pulses, beans, fish, rice |
Thailand 37.8%, India 11.7%, China
6%, Japan 5.3% |
|
The
Philippines |
$38.63 billion |
electronic equipment, machinery and
transport equipment, garments, optical instruments, coconut
products, fruits and nuts, copper products, chemicals |
Japan 20.1%, US 18.2%, Netherlands
9%, Hong Kong 7.9%, China 6.7%, Singapore 6.6%, Taiwan 5.6%,
Malaysia 5.2% |
|
Singapore |
$174 billion |
machinery and equipment (including
electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels |
Malaysia 15.2%, US 13%, Hong Kong
9.8%, China 8.6%, Japan 6.4%, Taiwan 4.6%, Thailand 4.3%, South
Korea 4.1% |
|
Thailand |
$87.91 billion |
textiles and footwear, fishery
products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and
electrical appliances |
US 15.9%, Japan 13.9%, China 7.3%,
Singapore 7.2%, Malaysia 5.4%, Hong Kong 5.1% |
|
Vietnam |
$23.72 billion |
crude oil, marine products, rice,
coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes |
US 20.2%, Japan 13.6%, China 9%,
Australia 7%, Germany 5.9%, Singapore 4.8%, UK 4.6% |
|
China, PR |
$583.1 billion |
machinery and equipment, plastics,
optical and medical equipment, iron and steel |
US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17%, Japan
12.4%, South Korea 4.7%, Germany 4% |
|
Japan |
$538.8 billion |
transport equipment, motor
vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals |
US 22.7%, China 13.1%, South Korea
7.8%, Taiwan 7.4%, Hong Kong 6.3% |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
$250.6 billion |
semiconductors, wireless
telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel,
ships, petrochemicals |
China 19.7%, US 17%, Japan 8.6%,
Hong Kong 7.2% |
|
India |
$69.18 billion |
textile goods, gems and jewelry,
engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures |
US 17%, UAE 8.8%, China 5.5%, Hong
Kong 4.7%, UK 4.5%, Singapore 4.5% |
|
Australia |
$86.89 billion |
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina,
iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment |
Japan 18.6%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%,
South Korea 7.7%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% |
|
New Zealand |
$19.85 billion |
dairy products, meat, wood and wood
products, fish, machinery |
Australia 21%, US 14.4%, Japan
11.3%, China 5.7%, UK 4.7% |
1
Based on data from The
World Factbook 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Total US dollar amount 'free
on board', based on exchange rate rather than purchasing power
parity (2004 estimates unless
otherwise indicated0
3
Ranked in order of decreasing importance
4
Official export figures are grossly underestimated due to smuggling
|
|
Table 3: Major imports of
participating countries1
|
|
Value2 |
Commodities3 |
Major
Partners (2004)3 |
|
Brunei |
$5.2 billion
(c.i.f. 2003) |
machinery and transport equipment,
manufactured goods, food, chemicals |
Singapore 32.7%, Malaysia 21.2%, UK
8.3%, Japan 7.2% |
|
Cambodia |
$3.129 billion |
petroleum products, cigarettes,
gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles,
pharmaceutical products |
Thailand 22.5%, Hong Kong 14.1%,
China 13.6%, Vietnam 10.9%, Singapore 10.8%, Taiwan 8.4% |
|
Indonesia |
$45.07 billion |
machinery and equipment, chemicals,
fuels, foodstuffs |
Singapore 13.1%, Japan 13.1%, China
8.8%, US 7%, Thailand 6%, Australia 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.2%,
South Korea 4.2% |
|
Lao PR |
$579.5 million |
machinery and equipment, vehicles,
fuel, consumer goods |
Thailand 60.5%, China 10.3%,
Vietnam 7.1%, Singapore 4% |
Malaysia
|
$99.3 billion |
electronics, machinery, petroleum
products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals |
Japan 16.1%, US 14.6%, Singapore
11.2%, China 9.9%, Thailand 5.6%, Taiwan 5.5%, South Korea 5%,
Germany 4.5%, Indonesia 4% |
|
Myanmar |
$1.754 billion4 |
fabric, petroleum products,
plastics, machinery, transport equipment, construction
materials, crude oil; food products |
China 29.8%, Singapore 20.8%,
Thailand 19.3%, South Korea 5.2%, Malaysia 4.8% |
|
The
Philippines |
$37.5 billion |
raw materials, machinery and
equipment, fuels, vehicles and vehicle parts, plastic,
chemicals, grains |
US 18.8%, Japan 17.4%, Singapore
7.8%, Taiwan 7.3%, South Korea 6.2%, China 6%, Malaysia 4.5% |
|
Singapore |
$155.2 billion |
machinery and equipment, mineral
fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs |
Malaysia 15.3%, US 12.7%, Japan
11.7%, China 9.9%, Taiwan 5.7%, South Korea 4.3%, Thailand 4.1%
|
|
Thailand |
$80.84 billion |
capital goods, intermediate goods
and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels |
Japan 23.6%, China 8.6%, US 7.6%,
Malaysia 5.8%, Singapore 4.4%, Taiwan 4.1% |
|
Vietnam |
$26.31 billion |
machinery and equipment, petroleum
products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement,
motorcycles |
China 13.7%, Taiwan 11.3%, South
Korea 10.8%, Japan 10.5%, Singapore 10.5%, Thailand 6.2%, Hong
Kong 4% |
|
China, PR |
$552.4 billion |
machinery and equipment, oil and
mineral fuels, plastics, optical and medical equipment, organic
chemicals, iron and steel |
Japan 16.8%, Taiwan 11.4%, South
Korea 11.1%, US 8%, Germany 5.4% |
|
Japan |
$401.8 billion |
machinery and equipment, fuels,
foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials (2001) |
China 20.7%, US 14%, South Korea
4.9%, Australia 4.3%, Indonesia 4.1%, Saudi Arabia 4.1%, UAE 4% |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
$214.2 billion |
machinery, electronics and
electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, organic
chemicals, plastics |
Japan 20.6%, China 13.2%, US 12.9%,
Saudi Arabia 5.3% |
|
India |
$89.33 billion |
crude oil, machinery, gems,
fertilizer, chemicals |
China 6.1%, US 6%, Switzerland
5.2%, Belgium 4.4% |
|
Australia |
$98.1 billion |
machinery and transport equipment,
computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and
parts; crude oil and petroleum products |
US 14.8%, China 12.7%, Japan 11.8%,
Germany 5.8%, Singapore 4.4%, UK 4.1% |
|
New
Zealand |
$19.77 billion |
machinery and equipment, vehicles
and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics |
Australia 22.4%, US 11.3%, Japan
11.2%, China 9.7%, Germany 5.2% |
1
Based on data from The
World Factbook 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Total US dollar amount 'free
on board', based on exchange rate rather than purchasing power
parity (2004 estimates unless
otherwise indicated0
3
Ranked in order of decreasing importance
4
Official import figures are grossly underestimated due to smuggling |
|
Table 4: Major energy parameters of participating countries1
|
|
Electricity
Production2
|
Oil |
Natural Gas |
|
Production3 |
Consumption4 |
Proven
Reserves5 |
Production6 |
Consumption7 |
Proven
Reserves8 |
|
Brunei |
2.45 (2002) |
204,000 |
13,000 (2001) |
1.255
(1-i-2002) |
10.35
|
1.35 |
0.315
(1-i-2002) |
|
Cambodia |
0.122 |
--- |
7,200 (2002) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Indonesia |
110.2 |
971,000 |
1.183 million |
4.9
|
77.6 (2003) |
55.3 (2003) |
2.549 |
|
Lao PR |
3.56 (2002) |
--- |
2,750 (2001) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Malaysia |
75.33 (2002) |
785,000 |
460,000 |
3.2
|
53.66
|
31.25
|
2.23
|
|
Myanmar |
5.068 |
17,550 |
60,950 |
3.2 (2003) |
9.98
|
1.569
|
2.46 (2003) |
|
The
Philippines |
52.86 |
26,000 |
338,000 |
0.152
(1-i-2004) |
0.0025 (2004) |
0.025 (2004) |
0.108
(1-i-2004) |
|
Singapore |
35.33 |
--- |
700,000 (2001) |
--- |
--- |
2.5
|
--- |
|
Thailand |
118.9 |
225,000 (2004) |
785,000 (2001) |
0.600
(1-i-2003) |
18.73
|
23.93
|
0.368
(1-i-2003) |
|
Vietnam |
34.48 (2002) |
359,400 (2004) |
185,000 (2001) |
0.650
|
1.3 (2003) |
1.3
|
0.193
|
|
China,
PR |
19100 |
3.392 million |
4.956 million
(2002) |
17.74
|
35 |
29.18 (2002) |
2.23
|
|
Japan |
10440 (2002) |
17,330 (2001) |
5.29 million
(2001) |
0.029
(1-i-2002) |
2.519 (2003) |
80.42
|
0.020
(1-i-2002) |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
322.5 |
--- |
2.07 million
(2004) |
--- |
--- |
20.92 |
--- |
|
India |
547.2 (2002) |
780,000 |
2.13 million
(2001) |
5.7
|
22.75 |
22.75 |
0.542
|
|
Australia |
210.3 (2002) |
537,500 |
796,500 (2001) |
3.664
(1-i-2002) |
33.08
|
23.33
|
2.407
(1-i-2002) |
|
New
Zealand |
38.39 (2002) |
42,160 (2001) |
132,700 (2001) |
0.089
(1-i-2002) |
6.504
|
6.504
|
0.059
(1-i-2002) |
1 Based on data from The
World Factbook 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2 Billion kWh, based on
estimates in 2003 unless otherwise indicated
3
Barrels/day, based on
estimates in 2003 unless otherwise indicated
4
Barrels/day, based on
estimates in 2004 unless otherwise indicated
5
Billions of barrels, based on
estimates in 2004 unless otherwise indicated
6
Billions of cubic metres,
based on estimates in 2001 unless otherwise indicated
7
Billions of cubic metres,
based on estimates in 2001 unless otherwise indicated
8
Trillions of cubic metres,
based on estimates in 2004 unless otherwise indicated
Table
5: Some major economic characteristics of participating countries
(1)1
|
|
GDP2 |
Growth3 |
Per capita
GDP4 |
Contributions to GDP5 |
Inflation
Rate7 |
Investment8 |
Industrial
production growth rate10 |
Agriculture
|
Industry
|
Services
|
|
Brunei |
$6.842 billion11
|
3.2011 |
$23,60011
|
5 |
45 |
50 |
0.311
|
NA |
5 (2002) |
|
Cambodia |
$26.99 billion |
5.40 |
$2,000 |
35 |
30 |
35 |
3.10 |
20.9 |
22 (2002) |
|
Indonesia |
$827.4 billion |
4.90 |
$3,500 |
14.6 |
45 |
40.4 |
6.10 |
16.6 |
10.5 |
|
Lao PR |
$11.28 billion |
6.00 |
$1,900 |
49.5 |
27.5 |
23 |
12.30 |
NA |
9.7 (2001) |
|
Malaysia |
$229.3 billion |
7.10 |
$9,700 |
7.2 |
33.6 |
59.1 |
1.30 |
21.7 |
10.20 |
|
Myanmar |
$74.3 billion |
-1.30 |
$1,700 |
56.6 |
8.8 |
34.5 |
17.20 |
10.2 |
NA |
|
The
Philippines |
$430.6 billion |
5.90 |
$5,000 |
14.8 |
31.9 |
53.2 |
5.50 |
17.0 |
5.00 |
|
Singapore |
$120.9 billion |
8.10 |
$27,800 |
negligible |
32.6 |
67.4 |
1.70 |
27.4 |
11.10 |
|
Thailand |
$524.8 billion |
6.10 |
$8,100 |
9 |
44.3 |
46.7 |
2.80 |
22.59 |
8.50 |
|
Vietnam |
$227.2 billion |
7.70 |
$2,700 |
21.8 |
40.1 |
38.1 |
9.50 |
36.6 |
16 |
|
China,
PR |
$7.262
trillion |
9.10 |
$5,600 |
13.8 |
52.9 |
33.3 |
4.10 |
46.0 |
17.10 |
|
Japan |
$3.745
trillion |
2.90 |
$29,400 |
1.3 |
24.7 |
74.1 |
-0.10 |
24.0 |
6.60 |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
$925.1 billion |
4.60 |
$19,200 |
3.2 |
40.4 |
56.3 |
3.60 |
28.7 |
10.10 |
|
India |
$3.319
trillion |
6.20 |
$3,100 |
23.66 |
28.46 |
486 |
4.20 |
23.8 |
7.40 |
|
Australia |
$611.7 billion |
3.50 |
$30,700 |
3.4 |
28.2 |
68.4 |
2.30 |
25.3 |
1.90 |
|
New
Zealand |
$92.51 billion |
4.80 |
$23,200 |
4.6 |
27.4 |
68 |
2.40 |
22.4 |
5.90 |
1
Based on data from The World Factbook
2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Gross domestic product, based on purchasing-power parity; 2004
estimate unless indicated otherwise
3
Annual percentage increase in GDP, after adjusting for inflation;
2004 estimate unless indicated otherwise
4
Average of gross domestic product, based on purchasing-power parity,
for each member of the population; 2004 estimate unless indicated
otherwise
5
Percentage of GDP attributable to different sectors of the economy;
2004 estimate unless indicated otherwise
6
Estimated 2002
7
Annual percentage change in
consumer prices
8
Total business spending on
fixed assets, including investment to replace worn-out or scrapped
capital, as a percentage of GDP
9
Estimate for Jan - Sep 2004
10
Annual percentage increase in
industrial production (including manufacturing, mining, and
construction); 2004 estimate
unless indicated otherwise
11
Estimate for 2003
Table 6: Some major economic
characteristics of participating countries (2)1
|
|
Budget2,3
|
Public Debt2,14 |
External
Debt2,18 |
Current
Account Balance2,19 |
Reserves2,20 |
|
Revenues |
Expenditures |
|
Brunei |
$4.9 billion
(2003) |
$4.2 billion
(2003)4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Cambodia |
$548.2 million |
$836.7 million5 |
NA |
$2.4 billion
(2002) |
$-316.2
million |
$997.5 million |
|
Indonesia |
$52.13 billion |
$55.88 billion |
56.2 |
$141.5 billion |
$7.338 billion |
$7.338 billion |
|
Lao PR |
$284.3 million |
$416.5 million |
NA |
$2.49 billion
(2001) |
$-80.76
million |
$193.1 million |
|
Malaysia |
$25.33 billion |
$29.33 billion6 |
45.4 |
$53.36 billion |
$11.81 billion |
$55.27 billion |
|
Myanmar |
$474.9 million |
$955.5 million7 |
NA |
$6.752 billion |
$-185 million |
$590 million |
|
The
Philippines |
$12.22 billion |
$15.84 billion8 |
74.215 |
$55.6 billion
(September 2004) |
$3.6 billion |
$16.05 billion |
|
Singapore |
$17.05 billion |
$18.45 billion9 |
102.5 |
$19.4 billion |
$8.8 billion |
$112.8 billion |
|
Thailand |
$30.86 billion |
$31.94 billion10 |
47.616 |
$50.59 billion |
$6.736 billion |
$48.3 billion |
|
Vietnam |
$10.66 billion |
$13.09 billion11 |
65.9 |
$16.55 billion |
$-2.061
billion |
$6.51 billion |
|
China, PR |
$317.9 billion |
$348.9 billion |
31.4 |
$233.3 billion |
NA |
$609.9 billion |
|
Japan |
$1.401
trillion |
$1.748
trillion12 |
164.3 |
NA |
$170.2 billion |
$664.6 billion
(2003) |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
$150.5 billion |
$155.8 billion |
21.3 |
$160 billion |
$26.78 billion |
$199.1 billion |
|
India |
$67.3 billion |
$104 billion13 |
59.717 |
$117.2 billion |
$4.897 billion |
$126 billion |
|
Australia |
$222.7 billion |
$221.7 billion |
17.4 |
$308.7 billion
(3rd quarter 2004) |
$-38.3 billion |
$35.14 billion |
|
New Zealand |
$38.29 billion |
$36.12 billion |
22.1 |
$47.34 billion |
$-3.647
billion |
$4.805 billio |
|
1
Based
on data from The World Factbook 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Estimated in 2004, unless indicated otherwise
3
Calculated on an exchange rate basis, rather than in purchasing
power parity terms
4
Including capital expenditures of $1.35 billion
5
Including capital expenditures of $291 million (75% was financed
by external assistance)
6
Including capital expenditures of $9.4 billion
7
Including capital expenditures of $5.7 billion
8
Including capital expenditures of $2.4 million
9
Including capital expenditures of $5.8 billion
10
Including capital expenditures of $5 billion
11
Including capital expenditures of $1.8 billion
12
Including capital expenditures on public works of about $71
billion
13
Including capital expenditures of $13.5 billion
|
14
Cumulatiive total of all government borrowings that are
denominated in a country's home currency, less repayments, as a
percentage of GDP 15
September 2004 estimate
16
November 2004 estimate
17
Federal debt only; state debt not included
18
Total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in
foreign currency, goods, or services; calculated on an exchange
rate basis, rather than in purchasing power parity terms
19
Net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents,
interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments
(such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the
rest of the world; calculated on an exchange rate basis, rather
than in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
20
Dollar value for all financial assets (foreign currency and
gold, together with holdings of Special Drawing Rights and
reserve position in IMF) available to central monetary authority
for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs |
Table 7: Major population
parameters of participating countries1
|
|
Population2 |
Infant
mortality rate3 |
Total
fertility rate4 |
Population
growth rate5 |
Median age6 |
Life
expectancy at birth7 |
|
Brunei |
372,361 |
12.61 |
2.30 |
1.90 |
27.04 |
74.80 |
|
Cambodia |
13,607,069 |
71.48 |
3.44 |
1.81 |
19.91 |
58.87 |
Indonesia
|
241,973,879 |
35.60 |
2.44 |
1.45 |
26.48 |
69.57 |
|
Lao PR |
6,217,141 |
85.22 |
4.77 |
2.42 |
18.74 |
55.08 |
|
Malaysia |
23,953,136 |
17.70 |
3.07 |
1.80 |
23.92 |
72.24 |
|
Myanmar |
42,909,464 |
67.24 |
2.01 |
0.42 |
26.14 |
56.22 |
|
The
Philippines |
87,857,473 |
23.51 |
3.16 |
1.84 |
22.27 |
69.91 |
|
Singapore |
4,425,720 |
2.29 |
1.05 |
1.56 |
36.76 |
81.62 |
|
Thailand |
65,444,371 |
20.48 |
1.88 |
0.87 |
30.88 |
71.57 |
|
Vietnam |
83,535,576 |
25.95 |
1.94 |
1.04 |
25.51 |
70.61 |
|
China, PR |
1,306,313,812 |
24.18 |
1.72 |
0.58 |
32.26 |
72.27 |
|
Japan |
127,417,244 |
3.26 |
1.39 |
0.05 |
42.64 |
81.15 |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
48,422,644 |
7.05 |
1.26 |
0.38 |
34.51 |
75.82 |
|
India |
1,080,264,388 |
56.29 |
2.78 |
1.40 |
24.66 |
64.35 |
|
Australia |
20,090,437 |
4.69 |
1.76 |
0.87 |
36.56 |
80.39 |
|
New Zealand |
4,035,461 |
5.85 |
1.79 |
1.02 |
33.65 |
78.66 |
1 Based on data from The
World Factbook 2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
July 2005 (est.); where appropriate, this figure takes into account the impact of
the HIV-AIDS epidemic
3 Deaths of infants under 1
year old per 1,000 live births in the same year (2005 est.)
4 Average number of children
born/woman, where 2 is the replacement rate (2005 est.)
5 Percentage (2005 est.);
this reflects the balance between births and deaths, together with
that between immigration and emigration
6 Years, for both sexes
combined (2005 est.)
7 Years, for both sexes
combined (2005 est.)
Table
8: Some major socio-economic characteristics of the participating
countries1
|
|
Labour force2 |
Labour force
by occupation3 |
Unemployment
rate3 |
Household
income or consumption4 |
Proportion
living below poverty line5 |
|
Agriculture |
Industry |
Services |
Other |
Lowest 10% |
Highest
10% |
|
Brunei |
158,000 (2002)6 |
10 (1999)7 |
(---)8 |
42 (1999)8 |
48 (1999)9 |
3.2 (2002) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Cambodia |
7 million (2003) |
75 (2004) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2.5 (2000) |
2.90 |
33.8 (1997) |
40 (2004) |
|
Indonesia |
111.5 million |
45 (1999) |
16 (1999) |
39 (1999) |
--- |
9.2 |
4.00 |
26.7 (1999) |
27 (1999) |
|
Lao PR |
2.6 million
(2001) |
80 (1997) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
5.7 (1997) |
3.20 |
30.6 (1997) |
40 (2002) |
|
Malaysia |
10.49 million |
14.5 (2000) |
36.0 (2000) |
49.5 (2000) |
--- |
3.0 |
1.40 |
39.2 (2003) |
8 (1998) |
|
Myanmar |
27.01 million |
70 (2001) |
7 (2001) |
23 (2001) |
--- |
5.2 |
2.80 |
32.4 (1998) |
25 (2000) |
|
The
Philippines |
35.86 million |
36 (2004) |
16 (2004) |
48 (2004) |
--- |
11.7 |
2.30 |
31.9 (2003) |
40 (2001) |
|
Singapore |
2.18 million |
--- |
24 (2003)10 |
60 (2003)11 |
16 (2003) |
3.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Thailand |
36.43 million |
49 (2000) |
14 (2000) |
37 (2000) |
--- |
1.5 |
2.80 |
32.4 (1998) |
10 (2004) |
|
Vietnam |
42.98 million |
63 (2000) |
ß
37 (2000)
à |
|
1.9 |
3.60 |
29.9 (1998) |
29 (2002) |
|
China, PR |
760.8 million
(2003) |
49 (2003) |
22 (2003) |
29 (2003) |
--- |
20 (2003)12 |
2.40 |
30.4 (1998) |
10 (2001) |
|
Japan |
66.97 million |
5 (2002) |
25 (2002) |
70 (2002) |
--- |
4.7 |
4.80 |
21.7 (1993) |
NA |
|
Korea,
Republic of |
22.9 million |
8 (2004) |
19 (2004) |
73 (2004) |
--- |
3.6 |
2.90 |
22.5 (1999) |
4 (2001) |
|
India |
482.2 million |
60 (1999) |
17 (1999) |
23 (1999) |
--- |
9.2 |
3.50 |
33.5 (1997) |
25 (2002) |
|
Australia |
10.35 million |
3.6 (2004) |
26.4 (2004) |
70.0 (2004) |
--- |
5.1 |
2.00 |
25.4 (1994) |
NA |
|
New Zealand |
2.05 million |
10 (1995) |
25 (1995) |
65 (1995) |
--- |
4.2 |
0.30 |
29.8 (1991) |
NA |
1
Based on data from The World Factbook
2005 (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
2
Estimated in 2004, unless indicated otherwise
3
As percentages of the total labour
force
4
Percentage share of the total income or consumption, adjusted for
household size: The World Factbook 2005 emphasises that these data
need to be interpreted with care
5
Percentage of population below an (undefined) income level
6
Includes foreign workers (temporary
residents: comprise ≈ 40) and military personnel
7
Including forestry and fishing
8
'Services' includes production of oil,
natural gas, and construction
9
Government
10
Comprising manufacturing (18%) and construction (6%)
11
Comprising transportation and communication (11%) and financial,
business, and other services (49%)
12
Based on an estimate of overall unemployment (including rural areas)
in an official Chinese journal; an independent estimate in 2004 gave
a figure of 9.8 for urban areas with substantial unemployment and
underemployment in rural areas
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