table of contents 4. economy
Tables Recent economic performance Growth of output Structure of output Structure of manufacturing Structure of merchandise exports Structure of merchandise imports Structure of service exports Structure of service imports Structure of demand Growth of consumption and investment Toward a broader measure of national income Toward a broader measure of saving Central government finances Central government expenses Central government revenues Monetary indicators Exchange rates and prices Balance of payments current account
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Text figures, tables, and boxes Differences in GDP growth among developing country regions 189 Developing countries are contributing more to global growth 189 Economies—both developing and high income—rebounded in 2010 190 Revisions to GDP decline over time, and GDP data become more stable on average 190 Ghana’s revised GDP was 60 percent higher in the new base year, 2006 190 Revised data for Ghana show a larger share of services in GDP 190 Commission on the Measurement of Economic and Social Progress 191 Manufacturing continues to show strong growth in East Asia and Pacific through 2009 205 Developing economies’ share of world merchandise exports continues to expand 209 Top 10 developing economy exporters of merchandise goods in 2009 213 Top 10 developing economy exporters of commercial services in 2009 217 The mix of commercial service imports by developing economies is changing 221 GDP per capita is still lagging in some regions 229 GDP and adjusted net national income in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–09 233 Twenty selected economies had a central government debt to GDP ratio of 65 percent or higher 241 Interest payments are a large part of government expenses for some developing economies 245 Rich economies rely more on direct taxes 249 Top 15 economies with the largest reserves in 2009 261
2011 World Development Indicators
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Tables Private sector in the economy Business environment: Enterprise Surveys Business environment: Doing Business indicators Stock markets Financial access, stability, and efficiency Tax policies Military expenditures and arms transfers Fragile situations Public policies and institutions Transport services Power and communications The information age Science and technology
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Text figures, tables, and boxes The average business in Latin America and the Caribbean spends about 400 hours a year in preparing, filing, and paying business taxes, 2009 Firms in East Asia and the Pacific have the lowest business tax rate, 2010 Two approaches to collecting business environment data: Doing Business and Enterprise Surveys People living in developing countries of East Asia and Pacific have more commercial bank accounts than those in other developing country regions, 2009
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