Table 3. Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product in Selected Countries
(average annual percentage change)
 
 
Population
1996
(millions)
Gross Domestic Product
($millions)
1980-90
1990-96
1996
1997
1998
(estimate)
1999
(estimate)
ASEAN
                
Cambodia
10
3,125
-
6.5
-
-
-
-
Indonesia
197
225,828
6.1
7.7
7.6
4.6
-13.4
-2.0
Laos
5
1,857
3.7
6.7
        
Malaysia
21
99,213
5.2
8.7
8.2
7.8
-1.7
0.5
Myanmar
46
-
0.6
6.8
-
-
-
-
Philippines
72
83,840
1.0
2.9
5.7
5.1
1.9
3.5
Singapore
3
94,063
6.6
8.7
6.6
7.8
1.2
2.0
Thailand
60
185,048
7.6
8.3
6.7
-0.3
-6.4
-0.2
Vietnam
75
23,340
4.6
8.5
9.6
8.5
7.5
7.5
Other APEC
                
China
1,215
815,412
10.2
12.3
9.7
8.8
7.3
7.6
Hong Kong SAR
6
154,767
6.9
5.5
4.6
5.3
-1.3
1.0
Japan
126
4,599,700
4.0
1.4
2.5
0.9
-0.5
0.9
South Korea
46
484,777
9.4
7.3
6.9
5.5
-3.8
1.4
Taiwan
21.9
362,000
    
5.6
6.8
5.3
5.7
United States
265
7,341,900
2.9
2.4
2.5
3.8
2.9
2.2
Sources: 1998 World Development Indicators, Washington, DC.: World Bank, 1998 (1980-1996 data), Asiaweek, "What’s Ahead for Asian Economies," July 17, 1998 (1996-1999 data) and "Bottom Line" (other Taiwan data)

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