Table 6: Some major economic characteristics of participating countries (2)¹

	Budget^2,3		Public Debt^4	External Debt^5	Current Account Balance^6	Reserves^7
	Revenues	Expenditures
Brunei	$4.9 billion	$4.2 billion^8	NA	NA	NA	NA
Cambodia	$548.2 million	$836.7 million^9	NA	$2.4 billion	$-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	$-80.76 million	$193.1 million
Malaysia	$25.33 billion	$29.33 billion^10	45.4	$53.36 billion	$11.81 billion	$55.27 billion
Myanmar	$474.9 million	$955.5 million^11	NA	$6.752 billion	$-185 million	$590 million
The Philippines	$12.22 billion	$15.84 billion^12	74.2^18	$55.6 billion	$3.6 billion	$16.05 billion
Singapore	$17.05 billion	$18.45 billion^13	102.5	$19.4 billion	$8.8 billion	$112.8 billion
Thailand	$30.86 billion	$31.94 billion^14	47.6^19	$50.59 billion	$6.736 billion	$48.3 billion
Vietnam	$10.66 billion	$13.09 billion^15	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 trillion^16	164.3	NA	$170.2 billion	$664.6 billion
South Korea	$150.5 billion	$155.8 billion	21.3	$160 billion	$26.78 billion	$199.1 billion
India	$67.3 billion	$104 billion^17	59.7^20	$117.2 billion	$4.897 billion	$126 billion
Australia	$222.7 billion	$221.7 billion	17.4	$308.7 billion	$-38.3 billion	$35.14 billion
New Zealand	$38.29 billion	$36.12 billion	22.1	$47.34 billion	$-3.647 billion	$4.805 billion

¹ Based on data from The World Factbook 2005

² Estimated in 2004, except Brunei (2003)

³ Calculated on an exchange rate basis, rather than in purchasing power parity terms

⁴ Cumulatiive total of all government borrowings that are denominated in a country's home currency, less repayments, as a percentage of GDP; estimated 2003, unless otherwise stated

⁵ 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; estimates for 2004, except Cambodia (2002), Lao PR (2001), The Philippines (September 2004) and Australia (3rd quarter 2004)

⁶ 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 terms

⁷ 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; estimates for 2004, except Japan (2003)

⁸ Including capital expenditures of $1.35 billion

⁹ Including capital expenditures of $291 million (75% financed by external assistance)

¹⁰ Including capital expenditures of $9.4 billion

¹¹ Including capital expenditures of $5.7 billion

¹² Including capital expenditures of $2.4 million

¹³ Including capital expenditures of $5.8 billion

¹⁴ Including capital expenditures of $5 billion

¹⁵ Including capital expenditures of $1.8 billion

¹⁶ Including capital expenditures on public works of about $71 billion

¹⁷ Including capital expenditures of $13.5 billion

¹⁸ September 2004 estimate

¹⁹ November 2004 estimate

²⁰ Federal debt only; state debt not included

• Front page: Natural resources
• Table 1: Some basic attributes of participating countries
• Table 2: Major exports of participating countries
• Table 3: Major imports of participating countries
• Table 4: Major energy parameters of participating countries
• Table 5: Some major economic characteristics of participating countries (1)
• Table 7: Major population parameters of participating countries
• Table 8: Some major socio-economic characteristics of the participating countries