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Economic Indicators For: Emerging and Developing Economies › Change country
Countries in this region: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Republic of, Costa Rica, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Overview: This is a polite way for international organisations to classify everyone who has not 'made it' into the club of advanced or developed economies. It encompasses a wide range of countries such as China, India and Russia, who by the end of the century could be the three largest economies in the world, down to tiny poverty striken nations such as Haiti and war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

Sources: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 3.882 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 3,064.24 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 6,290.92 Billion. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 1,648.53 . Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 30.888 %. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Investment (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 24.418 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 22.211 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 65.716 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is n/a %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 5.803 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 8.277 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 9.335 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 11.483 %.

Terms of Trade of All Items Including Services and Goods (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is -4.167 %.

Terms of Trade of Goods (Percent Change) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is -5.468 %.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is n/a %. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is n/a %. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is n/a %.

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is n/a %. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ -44.127 Billion. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is -1.44 %. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

Net Private Financial Flows (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 3.494 Billions. Net private financial flows comprises net private direct investment, net private portfolio flows, and net other private financial flows.

Other Private Portfolio Flows, Net (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 1.146 Billions.

Direct Investment, Net (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 16.934 Billions.

Private Financial Flows, Net (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ -14.587 Billions. Net other private financial flows is the difference between net other investment and net other official investment.

Net Official Flows (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 22.108 Billions.

Change in National Reserves (US Dollars) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 15.562 Billions. Measured as flows. Comprises monetary gold, SDRs, reserve position in the Fund, foreign exchange assets, and other claims. Official holdings of gold are valued at SDR 35 an ounce. This convention results in a marked underestimation of reserves for countries that have substantial gold holdings. Securities not included are included in direct investment and portfolio investment. A minus sign indicates an increase.

Total External Debt in US Dollars (US$) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 1,106.43 Billions.

External Debt % GDP (External Debt as a Percentage of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 36.108 .

External Debt % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 210.209 .

Total External Debt Service in US Dollars (US$) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 173.201 Billions.

Service of External Debt % GDP (External Debt Service as a Percentage of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 5.652 .

External Debt Servicing as % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Service as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 32.906 .

Total External Debt Interest in US Dollars (US$) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 71.877 Billions.

Interest on External Debt % GDP (External Debt Interest as a Percentage of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 2.346 .

Interest on External Debt % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Interest as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 13.656 .

Total External Debt Amortization in US Dollars (US$) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is US$ 101.324 Billions.

Amortization of External Debt % GDP (External Debt Amortization as a Percentage of GDP) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 3.307 .

External Debt Amortized as % Exports of Goods and Services (External Debt Amortization as a Percentage of Exports of Goods and Services) for Emerging and Developing Economies in year 1988 is 19.25 .