25-4  Gross Domestic Product and its Growth Rate

Sources: International Monetary Fund International Financial StatisticsApril 2000,

IMF Economy OutlookMay 2000.

Country or Territory

 

GDP Growth Rate over the Preceding Year (%)

GDP

(national

currency

 

 

 

 

100 million)

 

 

 

 

 

1996

1997

1998

1999

China

(Yuan Renminbi)

78345

9.6

8.8

7.8

7.1

United States

(US Dollar)

87599

3.6

4.2

4.3

4.2

Japan

(Yen)

4952110

5.0

1.6

-2.5

0.3

Germany

(Deutsche Mark)

37844

0.8

1.5

2.2

1.5

United Kingdom

(Pound)

8474

2.6

3.5

2.2

2.0

France

(Franc)

85647

1.1

2.0

3.4

2.7

Italy

(Lire)

20577000

1.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

Canada

(Dollar)

8957

1.7

4.0

3.1

4.2

Australia

(Dollar)

5791

4.0

3.9

5.1

4.4

Russian Fed.

(Rouple)

26964

-3.4

0.9

-4.5

3.2

Czech Rep

(Koruna)

18207

3.8

0.3

-2.3

-0.5

Poland

(Zloty)

4694

6.0

6.8

4.8

4.1

Hungary

(Forint)

101626

1.3

4.6

4.9

4.1

Romania

(Lei)

3682610

3.9

-6.1

-5.4

-3.9

India

(Rupee)

176261

7.1

5.8

4.7

6.8

Indonesia

(Rupiah)

12537900

8.0

4.5

-13.2

0.2

Philippines

(Peso)

26671

5.8

5.2

-0.5

3.2

Thailand

(Baht)

46044

5.9

-1.8

-10.4

4.2

Malaysia

(Ringgit)

2845

10.0

7.5

-7.5

5.4

Singapore

(Dollar)

1413

7.5

8.4

0.4

5.4

Pakistan

(Rupee)

27595

5.0

1.2

3.3

3.1

Myanmar

(Kyat)

15600

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Bangladesh

(Taka)

15483

5.1

5.3

4.7

4.3

Turkey

(Lira)

516250000

6.9

7.6

3.1

-4.3

Korea,Rep.of

(Won)

4495090

6.8

5.0

-6.7

10.7

Egypt

(Pound)

2802

4.3

5.0

5.3

6.0

Nigeria

(Naira)

      12371

6.4

3.1

1.9

1.1

Mexico

(New peso)

37912

5.1

6.8

4.8

3.7

Brazil

(Reai)

8998

2.7

3.6

-0.1

0.5

Argentina

(Peso)

2981

5.5

8.1

3.9

-3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data refer to 1997. Data refer to 1994. Estimates.