Table A6.8: Asia-Pacific countries/territories - gross domestic investment (% of GDP)
Country/territory |
1981 |
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
Advanced Industrial Economies (AIEs) |
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Australia* |
27.2 |
21.0 |
19.7 |
n.a. |
Japan* |
31.1 |
32.7 |
29.9 |
n.a. |
New Zealand |
24.6 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
n.a. |
NIEs |
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Hong Kong SAR, China |
27.2 |
27.4 |
33.1 |
31.0 |
Korea, Rep. of |
30.6 |
36.9 |
36.6 |
35.2 |
Singapore |
41.7 |
35.7 |
33.9 |
35.4 |
Taiwan Province of China |
22.8 |
23.1 |
24.5 |
25.4 |
North Asia |
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China, PR of |
30.5 |
35.2 |
39.5 |
38.7 |
Mongolia |
.. |
32.3 |
23.7 |
25.9 |
Korea, D.P.R. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
SE Asia |
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Brunei |
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Cambodia |
.. |
8.2 |
21.5 |
23.0 |
Indonesia |
29.3 |
30.7 |
38.3 |
39.0 |
Lao, PDR of |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Malaysia |
30.6 |
31.2 |
40.6 |
41.7 |
Myanmar |
15.3 |
13.0 |
.. |
.. |
Philippines |
22.0 |
24.2 |
22.3 |
24.7 |
Thailand |
30.7 |
41.3 |
40.0 |
41.0 |
Viet Nam |
.. |
12.6 |
27.6 |
34.0 |
South Asia |
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Bangladesh |
13.1 |
12.2 |
14.8 |
15.5 |
Bhutan |
37.6 |
33.2 |
54.5 |
.. |
India |
22.4 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
Maldives |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Nepal |
19.4 |
18.4 |
20.2 |
23.4 |
Pakistan |
18.7 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
20.4 |
Sri Lanka |
24.7 |
21.9 |
25.7 |
25.2 |
Pacific Islands |
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American Samoa |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Cook Islands |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Fiji |
20.6 |
19.3 |
.. |
.. |
Guam |
.. | |||
Kiribati |
60.4 |
78.8 |
.. |
.. |
Marshall Is. |
.. |
.. |
.. | |
Micronesia. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
N. Mariana Is. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
New Caledonia |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Papua New Guinea |
24.9 |
24.4 |
.. |
.. |
Solomon Is. |
31.1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Tonga |
.. |
22.8 |
.. |
.. |
Vanuatu |
32.3 |
43.2 |
.. |
.. |
Western Samoa |
28.2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Source: Tab A8/AsDB Outlook 96/97
For Australia, Japan & New Zealand - Source: World Tables (WB) - at market prices
* 1993 data used instead of 1995 for Australia and Japan
Table A6.9: Ranking of Asia-Pacific countries and territories for 1990 & 1995 by debt service ratio (debt as % of exports)
Country or territory |
1990 |
Country or territory |
1995 |
Papua New Guinea |
35.7 |
Indonesia |
33.7 |
Indonesia |
30.9 |
Pakistan |
33.4 |
India |
30.1 |
India |
26.7 |
Bangladesh |
28.5 |
Philippines |
15.1 |
Philippines |
27.2 |
Bhutan |
14.8 |
Pakistan |
23.2 |
Mongolia |
14.1 |
Kiribati |
22.7 |
Bangladesh |
13 |
Nepal |
17.6 |
Thailand |
11.7 |
Thailand |
16.9 |
Vietnam |
10.5 |
Sri Lanka |
14.0 |
Sri Lanka |
10 |
Solomon Islands |
11.7 |
China, P.R. |
9.1 |
China, P.R. |
11.5 |
Nepal |
7.8 |
Fiji |
11.3 |
Malaysia |
6 |
Korea, Rep. of |
10.7 |
Korea, Rep. of |
4.9 |
Lao, P.D.R. |
10.3 |
Lao, P.D.R. |
4.8 |
Malaysia |
10.3 |
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Vietnam |
9.3 |
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Myanmar |
9.3 |
||
Bhutan |
7.4 |
||
Western Samoa |
5.9 |
||
Maldives |
5.5 |
||
Tonga |
3.0 |
||
Vanuatu |
2.2 |
Source: Based on data of Table A18/AsDB Outlook 96/97.
Table A6.10: Asia-Pacific countries and territories in 1990, 1995 : debt service ratio (Debt service as % of exports)
Country/territory |
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
Advanced Industrial Economies (AIEs) |
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Australia |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Japan |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
New Zealand |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
NIEs |
|||
Hong Kong SAR, China |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Korea, Rep. of |
10.7 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
Singapore |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Taiwan Province of China |
.. |
.. |
.. |
North Asia |
|||
China, PR of |
11.5 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
Mongolia |
.. |
14.1 |
9.8 |
Korea, D.P.R.* |
n.a |
n.a. |
n.a |
SE Asia |
|||
Brunei |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Cambodia |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Indonesia |
30.9 |
33.7 |
32.0 |
Lao, PDR of |
10.3 |
4.8 |
7.0 |
Malaysia |
10.3 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
Myanmar |
9.3 |
.. |
.. |
Philippines |
27.2 |
15.1 |
14.0 |
Thailand |
16.9 |
11.7 |
14.0 |
Viet Nam |
9.3 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
South Asia |
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Bangladesh |
28.5 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
Bhutan |
7.4 |
14.8 |
.. |
India |
30.1 |
26.7 |
27.6 |
Maldives |
5.5 |
.. |
.. |
Nepal |
17.6 |
7.8 |
6.8 |
Pakistan |
23.2 |
33.4 |
30.0 |
Sri Lanka |
14.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
Pacific Islands |
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Cook Islands |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Fiji |
11.3 |
.. |
.. |
Guam |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Kiribati |
22.7 |
.. |
.. |
Marshall Is. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Micronesia. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
N. Mariana Is. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
New Caledonia |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Papua New Guinea |
35.7 |
.. |
.. |
Solomon Is. |
11.7 |
.. |
.. |
Tonga |
3.0 |
.. |
.. |
Vanuatu |
2.2 |
.. |
.. |
Western Samoa |
5.9 |
.. |
.. |
Source: Table A18 AsDB Outlook 1996/97
* Debt in 1995 estimated at US$8 billion (US Govt. "World Factbook" CIA Website).
Table A6.11: Ranking of Asia-Pacific countries and territories for 1995 by agriculture as % of GDP)
Country or territory |
% |
Lao, D.P.R. |
56.5 |
Myanmar |
46.1 |
Cambodia |
44.6 |
Nepal |
41.9 |
Tonga |
38.9 |
Bhutan |
37.6 |
Vietnam |
33.9 |
Bangladesh |
32.8 |
Papua New Guinea |
30.0 |
India |
27.8 |
Korea, DPR*. |
25.0 |
Pakistan |
24.0 |
Mongolia |
23.1 |
Philippines |
21.5 |
Fiji |
21.3 |
Sri Lanka |
19.5 |
China, P.R.C. |
18.9 |
Malaysia |
13.9 |
Cook Islands |
13.7 |
Thailand |
10.9 |
Korea, Rep of |
6.7 |
Taiwan Province of China |
3.1 |
Hong Kong SAR, China |
0.2 |
Singapore |
0.2 |
Source: Based on data of table A6/AsDB Outlook 96/97.
*World Factbook. US Government (CIA Website).
