Basic Statistics 2017
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Basic Statistics 2017 contains development indicators for 45 economies in the Asia and Pacific Region. The publication covers selected indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic Statistics 2017 covers selected indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as the proportion of population living below $1.90 (PPP) a day, maternal mortality ratio, carbon dioxide emissions, and proportion of individuals using the internet. It also contains data on basic social and economic indicators such as the population, gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rate, trade balance, external debt, fiscal balance, and others.
Covered in this publication are Afghanistan; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; the People’s Republic of China; the Cook Islands; Fiji; Georgia; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; the Republic of Korea; the Kyrgyz Republic; the Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Maldives; the Marshall Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nauru; Nepal; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; the Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Taipei,China; Tajikistan; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam.