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South East Asian Economy Feb. 24, 2009 Ariane

Economy of Philippines Currency Philippine peso (PHP) = 100 centavos (English) piso = 100 sentimo (Filipino) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations APEC, ASEAN, WTO Statistics GDP $173.2bn (2008 est.)[1] GDP growth 4.5% (2008 est.[update])[1] GDP per capita $3,400 (2008 est.[update])[1] GDP by sector agriculture (13.8%), industry (31.9%), services (54.3%) (2008 est.[update])[1] Inflation (CPI) 9.6% (2008 est.[update])[1] Population below poverty line 36.8-40.6% (2007 est.)[2] Labour force 36.82 million (2008 est.[update])[1] Labour force by occupation services (50%), agriculture (35%), industry (15%) (As of 2007)[1] Unemployment 7.4% (2008 est.)[1] Main industries electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing[1] External Exports $50.99 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)[1] Export goods semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits Main export partners United States 17%, Japan 14.5%, Hong Kong 11.5%, China 11.4%, Singapore 6.2%, Netherlands 8.2%, Malaysia 5%, Germany 4.3% (2007)[1] Imports $63.42 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)[1] Import goods electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic[1] Main import partners Japan 12.3%, United States 14.1%, Singapore 11.2%, Taiwan Republic of China 7.2%, Saudi Arabia 6.4%, South Korea 5.9%, Malaysia 4.1%, Thailand 4.1% (2008)[1] Public finances Public Debt $65.23bn (37% of GDP (2008 est.)[1] Revenues $26.75bn (2008 est.)[1]  Expenses $28.3bn (2008 est.)[1]  Economic aid recipient. ODA, $561.7 million (2007[update]) wikipedia, Feb 25  Economy of Indonesia  Currency Rupiah  Fiscal year Calendar year  Trade organisations APEC, ASEAN, WTO, OPEC  Statistics  GDP $899bn (2005[update])  GDP growth 5.6% (2005[update])  GDP per capita $3,700 (2005[update])  GDP by sector agriculture (16.6%), industry (43.6%), services (39.9%) (2004[update])  Inflation (CPI) 17.1% (2005[update])  Population  below poverty line 27.1% (1998[update])  Labour force 105.7m (2004[update])  Labour force  by occupation manufacturing 46%, agriculture 16%, services 39% (1999[update])  Unemployment 10.3% (2005[update])  Main industries petroleum and natural gas; textiles, apparel, and footwear; mining,  cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood; rubber; food; tourism External Exports $63.89bn (2004[update]) Export goods oil and gas, plywood, textiles, rubber Main export partners Japan 22.3%, United States 12.1%, Singapore 8.9%, South Korea 7.1%, the People's Republic of China 6.2% (2003[update]) Imports $40.22bn (2003[update]) Import goods machinery and equipment; chemicals, fuels, food Main import partners Japan 13%, Singapore 12.8%, China 9.1%, United States 8.3%, Thailand 5.2%, Australia 5.1%, South Korea 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.6% (2003[update]) Public finances Public Debt $454.3bn (56.2% of GDP) Revenues $40.91bn (2004[update]) Expenses $44.95bn (2004[update]) Economic aid recipient: $43 billion from IMF (1997â€“2000) Wikipedia Feb 25, 2009 Economy of Cambodia Currency United States Dollar (USD) and Cambodian riel (CR) The CR is non-convertible. Fiscal year Calendar year Statistics GDP $12.61 billion (2007 est.) GDP growth 9.1% (2007 est.) GDP per capita $1,800 (2007 est.) GDP by sector agriculture (31%), industry (26%), services (43%) (2007) Inflation (CPI) 5% (2006 est.) Population below poverty line 35% (2004 est.) Labour force 7 million (2003 est.) Labour force by occupation agriculture: 75% (2004 est.) Unemployment 2.5% (2000 est.) Main industries tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles External Exports $3.331 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) Export goods clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear Main export partners US 48.6%, Hong Kong 24.4%, Germany 5.6%, Canada 4.6% (2005) Imports $4.477 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) Import goods petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products Main import partners Hong Kong 16.1%, China 13.6%, France 12.1%, Thailand 11.2%, Taiwan 10.2%, South Korea 7.5%, Vietnam 7.1%, Singapore 4.9%, Japan 4.1% (2005) Gross External Debt $3.664 billion (2006 est.) Public finances Revenues $915.5 million (2007 est.) Expenses $1.101 billion Economic aid $504 million pledged in grants and concessional loans for 2005 by international donors Economy of Malaysia Currency 1 Ringgit = 100 sen Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations APEC, ASEAN, WTO Statistics [1] GDP ranking 29th GDP $357.9 billion (2007 est.) GDP growth 6.3% (2007) GDP per capita $14,400 (2007 est.) GDP by sector agriculture: 8.6%, industry: 47.8%, services: 43.6% (2007 est.) Inflation 2.1% (2007 est.) Pop below poverty line 3.5% (2007 est.) Labour force 10.89 million (2007) Labour force by occupation agriculture: (13%), industry: (36%), services: (51%) (2005 est.) Unemployment 3.2% (2007) Main industries Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and palm oil processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber Sabah - Palm oil farming, tourism, petroleum production, logging Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging Trading Partners [2] Exports $169.9 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) Main partners United States 18.8%, Singapore 15.4%, Japan 8.9%, China 7.2%, Thailand 5.3%, Hong Kong 4.9% (2006) Imports $132.7 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) Main Partners Japan 13.3%, United States 12.6%, China 12.2%, Singapore 11.7%, Thailand 5.5%, Taiwan 5.5%, South Korea 5.4%, Germany 4.4% (2006) Public finances [3] Public debt 41% of GDP (2007 est.) Revenues $41.01 billion (2007 est.) Expenditures $46.96 billion (2007 est.) Economic aid $31.6 million (2005) Economy of Vietnam Currency Vietnamese Ä‘á»“ng Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations AFTA, WTO Statistics GDP $297.4 B (2007 est.) GDP growth 8.5% (2007 est.) GDP per capita $3,503 (2007 est.) GDP by sector Agriculture: 20.1%, industry: 41.8%, services: 38.1% (2006 est.) Inflation (CPI) 20.3% (2008)[1] Population below poverty line 14.8% (2007 est.) Gini index 37 (2004) Labour force 46.42 million (2007 est.) Labour force by occupation Agriculture: 56.8%, industry: 37%, services: 6.2% (July 2005) Unemployment 5.1% (2007 est.) Main industries Food processing, garments, shoes, machine building, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel, paper External Exports $48.7 billion (2007 est.) Export goods Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes , pepper Main export partners U.S. 18.8%, Japan 13.2%, People's Republic of China 10.3%, Australia 6.9%, Singapore 5.2%, Germany 4.0%, United Kingdom 3.8% (2004) Imports $52.28 billion (2007 est.) Import goods Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles Main import partners P.R. China 13.9%, Taiwan 11.6%, Singapore 11.3%, Japan 11.1%, South Korea 10.4%, Thailand 5.8%, Malaysia 3.8% (2004) Gross External Debt $14.69 billion (2003) Public finances Public Debt 43.3% of GDP (2007 est.) Revenues $8.689 billion (2003 est.) Expenses $9.718 billion (2003 est.) Economic aid $2.8 billion pledged (2000) Economy of Thailand Currency Thai baht (THB) Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September GDP per capita (PPP) $8,700 (2008 est.) GDP by sector agriculture (11.4%), industry (44.5%), services (44.1%) (2008 est.) Inflation 5.8% (2008 est.) Pop below poverty line 10% (2004 est.) Labour force 37.25 million (2008 est.) Labour force by occupation agriculture (42.6%), industry (20.2%), services (37.1%) (2005 est.) Unemployment 1.4% (2008 est.) Main industries Automobiles and Automotive parts (11%), Financial Services (9%), Electric appliances and components (8%), Tourism (6%), cement, auto manufacturing, heavy and light industries, appliances, computers and parts, furniture, plastics, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco Trading Partners Exports $174.9 billion (2008 est.) Main partners U.S. 12.6%, Japan 11.6%, the People's Republic of China 9.7%, Singapore 6.3%, Hong Kong 5.7%, Malaysia 5.1% (2007) Imports $159.1 billion (2008 est.) Main Partners Japan 20.3%, the People's Republic of China 11.6%, U.S. 6.8%, Malaysia 6.2%, UAE 4.9%, Singapore 4.5%, Taiwan 4.1%, (2007) Public finances Public debt $81.6 billion (37.9% of GDP (2007 est.)) External debt $67.01 billion (31 December 2008) Revenues $49.37 billion (2008 est.) Expenses $54.29 billion (2008 est.) Economic aid None Economy of Nepal GDP: purchasing power parity - $38.29 billion (2003 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3% (2003 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,400 (2003 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 40% industry: 20% services: 40% (2002 est.) Population below poverty line: 42% (1995-96 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.2% highest 10%: 29.8% (1995-96) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.9% (2002 est.) Labour force: 10 million (1996 est.) note: severe lack of skilled labour Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 81%, services 16%, industry 3% Unemployment rate: 47% (2001 est.) Budget: revenues: $665 million expenditures: $1.1 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY 99/00 est.) Industries: tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarette; cement and brick production Industrial production growth rate: 8.7% (FY 99/00) Electricity - production: 1,755 GWh (2001) Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 8.5% hydro: 91.5% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) Electricity - consumption: 1,764 GWh (2001) Electricity - exports: 95 GWh (2001) Electricity - imports: 227 GWh (2001) Oil - production: 0 barrel/day (2001 est.) Oil - consumption: 16,000 barrel/day (2,500 mÂ³/d) 2001 Agriculture - products: rice, maize, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, domestic buffalo meat Exports: $568 million f.o.b., but does not include unrecorded border trade with India (2002 est.) Exports - commodities: carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain Exports - partners: India 50.5%, US 26%, Germany 6.6% (2003 est.) Imports: $1.419 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) Imports - commodities: gold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer Imports - partners: India 22.9%, China 13.5%, UAE 12.6%, Singapore 7.1%, Saudi Arabia 5.5%, Kuwait 4.6%, (2003 est.) Debt - external: $2.7 billion (2001) Economic aid - recipient: $424 million (FY 00/01) Currency: 1 Nepalese rupee (NPR) = 100 paisa Exchange rates: Nepalese rupees (NPR) per USD$1 - 64.20 (2007), 78.88 (2002), 74.95 (2001), 68.253 (1999), 65.976 (1998), 58.010 (1997), 56.692 (1996), 51.890 (1995) F year: 16 July - 15 July Economy of Burma Currency kyat (MMK) Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March Trade organisations WTO, ASEAN Statistics GDP $85.2 billion (2006 est.) GDP growth 3% (2006 est.) GDP per capita $1,800 (2006 est.) GDP by sector agriculture: 50%, industry: 15%, services: 35% (2006 est.) Inflation (CPI) 21.4% (2006 est.) Population below poverty line 25% (2006 est.) Labour force 28.49 million (2006 est.) Labour force by occupation agriculture: 70%, industry: 7%, services: 23% (2001) Unemployment 10.2% (2006 est.) Main industries Agricultural Processing, Textiles and Footwear, Wood and Wood Products, Metallurgical industry(Copper, Tin, Tungsten, Iron), Construction Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizer industry External Exports $3.56 billion f.o.b. note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh (2006) Export goods clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice Main export partners Thailand 48.4%, India 12.6%, the China 5.2%, Japan 5.1% (2006) Imports $1.98 billion f.o.b. note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India (2004) Import goods fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products Main import partners China 33.6%, Thailand 21.2%, Singapore 15.7%, Malaysia 4.6%, South Korea 4.1% (2006) Public finances Public Debt $7.162 billion (2006 est.) Revenues $473.3 million (FY04/05 est.) Expenses $716.6 million; including capital expenditures of $5.7 billion (FY04/05 est.) Economic aid recipient: $127 million (2001 est.) Economy of Bangladesh Currency Bangladesh Taka (BDT) Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June Trade organisations WTO, SAFTA, D8, WCO Statistics GDP $228.4 billion (2008 est.) GDP growth 6.5% (2008 est.) GDP per capita $ 1500 (2008 est.) GDP by sector Agriculture (19%), industry (28.7%), services (53.7%) (2007 est.) Inflation (CPI) 9.8% (2008 est.) Population below poverty line 38% (2009 est.) Labour force 70.86 million (2008 est.) Labour force by occupation Agriculture (65%), industry (25%), services (10%) (2005 est.) Unemployment 2.4% (2008) Main industries jute manufacturing, cotton textiles, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, sugar, light engineering, chemical, cement, fertilizer, food processing External Exports $14.11 billion (2007 est.) Export goods garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish and seafood Main export partners US 31.8%, Germany 10.9%, UK 7.9%, France 5.2%, Netherlands 5.2%, Italy 4.42% (2000) Imports $21.6 billion (2007) Import goods machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, raw cotton, food, crude oil and petroleum products, Main import partners India 10.5%, EU 9.5%, Japan 9.5%, Singapore 8.5%, China 7.4%(2004) Gross External Debt $21.23 billion (31 December 2007 est.) Public finances Public Debt $1.2 billion (June 2005 est.) Revenues $8 billion (2007 est.) Expenses $11 billion (2007 est.) Economic aid $1.575 billion (2000 est.) Economy of Singapore Currency Singapore dollar (SGD) Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March Trade organisations WTO, APEC Statistics GDP $222.7 billion (2007 est.) GDP growth 7.5% (2007) GDP per capita $48,900 (2007 est.) GDP by sector agriculture: 0%, industry: 33.7%, services: 66.3% (2007 est.) Inflation (CPI) 7.5% (April 2008) Population below poverty line N/A Labour force 2.67 million (2007 est.) Labour force by occupation manufacturing 18%, construction 6%, transportation and communication 11%, financial, business, and other services 39%, other 26% (2003) Unemployment 1.7% (2007 est.) Main industries 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 External Exports $289.4 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) Export goods machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels Main export partners Malaysia 13.1%, US 10.2%, Hong Kong 10.1%, China 9.7%, Indonesia 9.2%, Japan 5.5%, Thailand 4.2% (2006) Imports $244.6 billion (2006 est.) Import goods machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs Main import partners Malaysia 13%, US 12.7%, China 11.4%, Japan 8.3%, Taiwan 6.4%, Indonesia 6.2%, South Korea 4.4% (2006) Public finances Public Debt 96.3% of GDP (2007 est.) Revenues $19.71 billion (2006 est.) Expenses $19.85 billion; including capital expenditures of $5.1 billion (2006 est.) Economic aid none Economy of Sri Lanka Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) Fiscal year Calendar Year Trade organisations SAFTA, WTO Statistics[1] GDP $27.4 billion ($95.55 billion PPP) (As of 2006[update]) GDP (PPP) ranking 63rd (As of 2006[update])[2] GDP growth 7.7% (As of 2006[update])[3] GDP (PPP) per capita $4,600 (As of 2006[update]) GDP (PPP) per capita ranking 138th (As of 2006[update]) GDP by sector agriculture (17.3%), industry (27.3%), services (55.3%) (As of 2006[update]) Inflation 11.3% (As of 2006[update])[3] Pop below poverty line 22.7% (As of 2002[update])[4] Labour force 7.5 million (As of 2006[update]) Labour force by occupation agriculture (34.3%), industry (25.3%), services (40.4%) (As of 2006[update]) Unemployment 6.3% (As of 2006[update])[3] Main industries rubber processing, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities. telecommunications, insurance, banking, clothing, cement, petroleum refining, textiles, tobacco Trading Partners [2] Exports $7.076 billion (As of 2006[update]) Export - Commodities textiles and apparel, tea and spices, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish Main partners United States 31.3%, United Kingdom 12.2%, India 8.9%, Germany 4.3% (As of 2005[update]) Imports $9.655 billion (As of 2006[update]) Imports - Commodities textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery and transportation equipment Main Partners India 20.7%, Singapore 8.3%, Hong Kong 7.3%, China 7.1%, [Iran] 5.9%, Malaysia 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (As of 2005[update]) Finances [3] Public debt 89.6% of GDP (As of 2006[update]) External debt $12.23 billion, (44.6% of GDP) (As of 2006[update]) Revenues $5.61 billion (As of 2006[update]) Expenses $8.39 billion (As of 2006[update]) Economic aid $808 million (recipient)(As of 2006[update]) All from Wikipedia and CIA World Fact Book