Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 1 POPULATION Total population a as of 1 July ( 000) 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.8 11.9 12.5 13.0 13.3 Population density (persons/km 2 ) 471 472 473 473 471 450 431 437 444 452 461 471 482 514 567 595 619 633 Population (% annual change) 1.0-0.2-0.4-1.9-2.1-2.2-3.9 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 3.7 2.1 4.9 10.2 4.8 4.2 2.3 Urban population (% of total population) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 NATIONAL ACCOUNTS fiscal year ending 30 June (A$ million) At Current Prices GDP by industrial origin at current market prices............ 37.6 34.4 33.7 27.6 49.5 70.1 68.6 83.9 117.3 105.9 127.5 120.1* 140.2* 151.0* Agriculture, forestry, and fishing............ 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0............... Mining and quarrying............ 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 6.4 10.2 11.3 17.4 21.4............... Manufacturing............ 3.0 1.2-0.3 0.2 7.1 17.4 14.3 27.9 55.8............... Electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply............ -5.1-4.8-2.0 1.5 3.1 5.7 4.9-2.5-1.8............... Water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities Construction............ 1.1 1.2 2.6 1.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3............... Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles............ 4.6 4.1 4.5 6.0 6.6 6.7 7.6 8.3 7.6............... Accommodation and food service activities............ 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.4 1.3 1.4 1.5............... Transportation and storage............ 9.4 8.2 3.9-0.4 6.1 7.1 7.9 9.5 9.6............... Information and communication Financial and insurance activities............ 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.3............... Public administration and defense; compulsory social security............ 11.7 11.7 11.8 4.1 4.1 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.6............... Education............ 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6............... Human health and social work activities............ 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 2.4............... Arts, entertainment, and recreation...................................................... Other service activities............ 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1............... Net factor income from abroad....................................... 23.6 24.6 28.8* 35.6* 40.6* GNI....................................... 129.5 152.1 148.9* 175.8* 191.6* Structure of Output (% of GDP at current market prices) Agriculture............ 7.2 7.8 7.8 9.3 5.3 4.1 4.3 3.6 2.6............... Industry............ -1.8-6.5 2.1 17.6 38.0 50.8 47.8 53.8 66.2............... Services............ 94.6 98.7 90.1 73.1 56.7 45.1 47.9 42.7 31.2............... At Constant Prices GDP by industrial origin at 2007 2015 market prices............ 43.1 38.8 31.0 27.6 54.0 43.0 51.7 59.0 71.0 85.5 116.7 120.1* 132.6* 137.8* Agriculture, forestry, and fishing............ 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 4.0 4.9 3.0* 5.8* 5.9* Mining and quarrying............ 1.7 0.5 0.6 1.9 12.5 8.9 7.6 11.5 15.1 Manufacturing............ 1.1 1.2-0.7 0.2 7.2-0.7 10.1 11.8 19.1 Electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply............ 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.5 2.8 3.2 1.3 0.6 1.0 30.2 24.4 7.9* 15.5* 16.0* Water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities Construction............ 1.2 1.2 2.7 1.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5
2 Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles............ 6.2 5.0 4.8 6.0 6.5 5.5 6.3 7.0 6.5 Accommodation and food service activities............ 1.4 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 Transportation and storage............ 13.8 11.4 4.4-0.4 5.5 5.3 5.7 6.9 7.0 Information and communication Financial and insurance activities............ 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.6 Public administration and defense; compulsory social security............ 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 45.0 74.0 98.0* 99.0* 102.8* Education............ 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 Human health and social work activities............ 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.6 Arts, entertainment, and recreation....................................... Other service activities............ 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Net factor income from abroad...................................................... GNI...................................................... Growth of Output (% annual change) GDP............... -9.8-20.3-10.8 95.6-20.3 20.1 14.2 20.2 34.2 36.5 2.8 10.4 4.0 Agriculture............... -0.6-4.7-3.5 1.7 1.8 3.0 2.7 2.1 28.8 22.0-38.8 94.3 1.6 Industry............... -13.3-18.0 14.7 404.9-44.3 56.5 22.9 43.1-3.7-19.2-67.5 95.7 3.1 Services............... -10.0-22.1-16.1 32.8-0.5 3.1 8.6 1.7 63.5 64.5 32.4 1.1 3.8 At Current Market Prices (A$) Per capita GDP............... 3,640 3,712 2,996 5,285 7,344 7,059 8,316 11,540 9,806 10,714 9,627 10,785 11,353 PRODUCTION INDEXES period averages Agriculture; 2004 2006 = 100 95 95 97 98 99 100 101 103 104 105 106 103 109 111 112 113 114... ENERGY annual values Electricity (kwh million) Production 33 30 30 31 32 28 16 20 20 21 23 23 24 24 25 25...... Consumption 33 30 30 31 32 28 16 20 19 21 23 23 24 24 25 25...... PRICE INDEXES period averages Consumer (national); 2008 = 100 51.6 62.7 66.9 63.4 69.5 76.3 87.1 87.8 100.0 109.8 104.8 104.0 103.2 110.2 110.5 121.3 131.2 139.1 Food and nonalcoholic beverages........................ 100.0 100.2 99.8 100.2 100.0 100.6............ Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics b........................ 100.0 100.1 99.6 99.7 100.3 101.9............ Clothing and footwear........................ 100.0 96.0 99.7 100.5 100.1 103.7............ Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels c........................ 100.0 97.1 100.0 100.1 100.8 102.1............ Furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance d........................ 100.0 129.6 100.2 100.8 100.3 101.4............ Health...................................................... Transport........................ 100.0 96.5 100.0 100.3 99.9 99.1............ Communication Recreation and culture...................................................... Education...................................................... Restaurants and hotels...................................................... Miscellaneous goods and services e........................ 100.0 122.6 100.9 100.8 99.9 103.3............ Food f........................ 100.0 100.2 99.8 100.1 100.1 100.9............ Nonfood g........................ 100.0 110.7 100.2 100.5 100.2 101.1............ Implicit GDP deflator; 2007 2015 = 100............ 87.2 88.6 109.0 100.0 91.7 162.8 132.8 142.1 165.3 123.8 109.2 100.0 105.7 109.5
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 3 Price Indexes (% annual change) Consumer price index (national) 2.3 21.5 6.7-5.1 9.5 9.8 14.2 0.9 13.9 9.8-4.6-0.8-0.8-1.1 0.3 9.8 8.2 6.0 Food price index........................... 0.2-0.4 0.3-0.0 0.8............ Nonfood price index........................... 10.7-9.5 0.4-0.4 1.0............ Implicit GDP deflator............... 1.6 23.0-8.3-8.3 77.6-18.4 7.0 16.4-32.8-11.8-8.4 5.7 3.6 GOVERNMENT FINANCE fiscal year ending 30 June (A$ million) Central Government Total revenue and grants............... 11.4 24.4 24.2 30.6 56.2 57.8... 52.9 62.4 97.9 97.6* 161.4* 166.6* Total revenue............... 11.4 24.4 12.4 13.6 29.0 27.1... 32.1 41.4 76.5 77.7* 131.9* 139.8* Current revenue.................................... 32.1 41.4 76.5 77.7* 131.9* 139.8* Taxes.................................... 8.1 16.2 19.0 22.6* 31.6* 30.6* Nontaxes.................................... 24.0 25.2 57.5 55.1* 100.4* 109.2* Capital receipts...................................................... Grants..................... 11.8 17.0 27.2 30.7... 20.8 21.0 21.4 19.9* 29.5* 26.7* Total expenditure and net lending............... 9.8 21.6 22.9 27.0 56.0 57.8... 52.9 62.4 97.8 97.6* 161.5* 166.5* Total expenditure.................................... 45.0 60.8 66.0 86.9* 128.5* 150.8* Current expenditure.................................... 28.2 43.8 48.0 74.3* 113.8* 133.7* Capital expenditure.................................... 16.8 17.0 18.1 12.6* 14.6* 17.2* Net lending.................................... 7.9 1.6 31.8 10.7* 33.0* 15.7* Current surplus/deficit.................................... 3.9-2.4 28.5 3.4* 18.1* 6.1* Capital account surplus/deficit.................................... -16.8-17.0-18.1-12.6* -14.6* -17.2* Overall budgetary surplus/deficit.................................... 0.1-0.1* 0.1* Financing...................................................... Domestic borrowing.................................... 66.1 66.1 52.5 46.1* 42.9* 41.9* Foreign borrowing.................................... 54.4 50.8 48.1 47.2* 48.1* 48.9* Special receipts...................................................... Use of cash balances...................................................... Government Finance (% of GDP at current market prices) Total revenue............... 33.1 72.3 44.9 27.5 41.7 39.2... 31.9 39.1 60.0 64.7 94.1 92.6 Taxes.................................... 8.0 15.3 14.9 18.8 22.5 18.8 Total expenditure............... 28.5 64.0 82.9 54.5 80.5 83.6... 44.7 57.4 51.8 72.4 91.7 99.9 Overall budgetary surplus/deficit............... 4.3 8.3 2.6 7.3 0.3 0.1... 0.1-0.1 0.1 EXTERNAL TRADE h calendar year fiscal year ending 30 June (A$ million) Exports, fob 116.5 60.0 50.7 96.8 70.7 57.7 71.6 111.4 377.2 153.6 206.3 234.5 67.4 58.2 50.7 25.0 34.4 32.0 Imports, cif fob 134.9 83.1 519.6 74.8 45.2 66.3 84.5 134.1 204.2 258.6 45.2 59.9 33.6 53.6 85.3 76.5 87.3 93.5 Trade balance -18.5-23.1-468.9 22.0 25.5-8.6-12.9-22.7 173.1-105.0 161.1 174.7 33.8 4.6-34.6-51.6-52.9-61.5 External Trade (% annual change) Exports 2.5-48.5-15.4 90.7-27.0-18.4 24.1 55.7 238.6-59.3 34.3 13.7... -13.6-12.9-50.7 37.6-7.0 Imports 128.0-38.4 525.5-85.6-39.6 46.7 27.5 58.8 52.2 26.6-82.5 32.3... 59.5 59.1-10.3 14.1 7.1
4 Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 Direction of Trade calendar year ($ million) Exports, total 35.1 17.7 15.2 32.1 25.2 15.6 17.1 33.4 147.0 25.1 78.4 75.5 98.9 89.5 55.1 47.7 19.6 41.3 1. Nigeria 2.3 2.2 2.4 11.2 11.6 11.2 12.1 13.4 21.9 23.5 23.6 24.5 18.4 16.7 2. Australia 4.2 2.4 2.0 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 3.7 10.7 0.5 5.0 9.6 9.4 15.5 5.5 11.5 5.0 6.3 3. Korea, Republic of 3.8 1.2 3.6 1.7 0.5 1.1 1.8 9.9 87.1 3.8 25.0 44.7 43.1 23.1 3.8 0.1 4.1 5.4 4. New Zealand 11.7 3.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 8.9 5.9 14.4 15.7 8.5 0.0 3.2 2.3 5. Japan 0.8 0.7 0.2 12.1 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 6.4 1.7 3.3 3.7 3.4 4.5 4.8 6.6 6. India 7.6 3.7 2.1 3.3 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 24.4 16.6 7.0 10.1 26.2 4.7 5.2 10.8 0.0 0.0 7. United States 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.5 8. Singapore 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 9. Bahamas, The 1.1 10. Canada 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 Imports, total 56.2 23.7 260.8 25.6 18.0 26.5 33.3 45.6 89.1 102.6 22.8 39.2 48.8 155.2 138.9 82.9 47.2 47.9 1. Australia 14.3 12.3 17.1 17.3 12.2 9.8 14.4 18.9 18.0 18.6 13.1 17.5 26.3 131.1 85.0 49.9 33.8 32.2 2. Fiji 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.7 8.0 8.5 14.0 34.1 19.4 3.8 4.4 3. China, People s Republic of 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.8 4.9 1.6 0.4 4. New Zealand 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.9 5. Singapore 4.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 6. Japan 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 5.1 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.1 2.1 0.3 7. India 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 8. United States 5.9 4.2 2.9 1.9 0.7 1.6 3.7 8.1 11.1 3.5 2.4 0.5 2.2 0.8 0.8 1.7 0.5 0.2 9. Indonesia 2.0 1.4 0.6 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 10. Hong Kong, China 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS fiscal year ending 30 June (A$ million) Current account balance.................................... 38.4 19.9-17.2-11.4* 2.4* 0.8* Balance on goods, fob.................................... 33.8 4.6-34.6-51.6* -52.9* -61.5* Exports, fob.................................... 67.4 58.2 50.7 25.0* 34.4* 32.0* Imports, fob.................................... 33.6 53.6 85.3 76.5* 87.3* 93.5* Balance on services.................................... -13.6-7.8-29.9-16.1* -21.2* -22.9* Credit.................................... 3.7 21.8 22.3 29.5* 34.1* 36.5* Debit.................................... 17.3 29.6 52.2 45.6* 55.3* 59.4* Balance on primary income.................................... 20.0 23.6 24.7 28.7* 35.6* 40.6* Credit.................................... 23.0 29.2 32.1 38.0* 45.1* 50.1* Debit.................................... 3.0 5.6 7.4 9.3* 9.5* 9.5* Balance on secondary income.................................... -1.8-0.5 22.6 27.5* 41.0* 44.5* Credit.................................... 4.6 12.1 32.0 37.2* 53.1* 57.6* Debit.................................... 6.4 12.6 9.3 9.6* 12.1* 13.1* Capital account.................................... 0.9 2.5 3.2 4.3* 5.9* 5.3* Credit.................................... 0.9 2.5 3.2 4.3* 5.9* 5.3* Debit.................................... Financial account.................................... 35.0 17.7 2.3 9.9* 19.1* 6.1*
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 5 Direct investment...................................................... Portfolio investment...................................................... Financial derivatives...................................................... Other investment...................................................... Net errors and omissions.................................... -4.2-4.6 16.3 17.0* 10.8 Overall balance.................................... 0.1 0.1 Changes in reserves.................................... 0.1 0.1 International investment position.................................... 105.1 126.4 116.4 121.6* 138.2* 152.1* Balance of Payments (% of GDP at current market prices) Exports.................................... 66.9 55.0 39.8 20.8 24.5 21.2 Imports.................................... 33.4 50.6 66.9 63.7 62.3 61.9 Balance on goods.................................... 33.6 4.3-27.1-43.0-37.7-40.7 Current account balance.................................... 38.1 18.8-13.5-9.5 1.7 0.5 Overall balance.................................... 0.1 0.1 EXCHANGE RATES (A$ $) End of period 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 Average of period 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3... = data not available; = marks break in series; 0.0 = magnitude is less than half of unit employed; = magnitude equals zero; * = provisional, preliminary, estimate, budget figure; $ = United States dollars; A$ = Australian dollars; cif = cost, insurance, and freight; fob = free on board; GDP = gross domestic product; GNI = gross national income; km 2 = square kilometer; kwh = kilowatt-hour. a The 2002 figure is from the Census 2002. b Refers to alcoholic beverages and tobacco. c Refers to housing rent and maintenance. d Refers to household operations such as bills, appliances, furniture, and supplies. e Refers to health, education, recreation, personal products, and miscellaneous. f Derived using the published weights. Includes nonalcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco. g Derived using the published weights. Excludes food, nonalcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco. h Prior to 2012, Asian Development Bank estimates were derived from the International Monetary Fund s Direction of Trade Statistics. For 2012 onward, estimates are based on International Monetary Fund s Staff Country Reports. Sources: Population For 2000 2005 and 2011: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Official website: http://www.spc.int/nmdi/population (accessed 24 May 2016). For 2006 2011: Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Official communication, 13 June 2013. For 2012 2017: International Monetary Fund (IMF). Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 04 June 2018). Urban Population For 2000 2007: United Nations Population Division. The World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision. For 2008 2013: NBS. Official communication, 11 June 2014. For 2014 2017: SPC. http://www.spc.int/nmdi/population (accessed 04 June 2018). National Accounts For 2004 2012: NBS. Official communication, 13 June 2013. For 2013 2017: IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 04 June 2018).
6 Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 Production Indexes Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data (accessed 01 June 2018). Energy United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division. Energy Statistics Database (updated January 2018). http://data.un.org/data.aspx?q=electricity&d=edata&f=cmid%3ael (accessed 8 June 2018). Price Indexes For 2000 2012: NBS. Official communication, 11 June 2014. For 2013 2017: IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 01 June 2018). Consumer Price Index For 2008-2013: NBS. Consumer Price Index Series Latest Y2013. http://nauru.prism.spc.int/economic/consumer-price-index/cpi-major-groups, accessed 18 June 2018. by Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose Consumer price index For 2011 2012: SPC. http://prism.spc.int/regional-data-and-tools/economic-statistics, accessed 24 May 2016. (national) annual change For 2013 2017: IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 01 June 2018). Government Finance External Trade For 2005 2010: Government of, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. http://www.naurugov.nr/pages/nsds.html For 2012 2017: IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 01 June 2018). For 2000-2011: Asian Development Bank estimates. For 2012 2017: IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 01June 2018). Direction of Trade IMF. Direction of Trade Statistics. http://data.imf.org/?sk=388dfa60-1d26-4ade-b505-a05a558d9a42 (accessed 17 May 2018). Balance of Payment IMF. Staff Country Reports. Republic of : 2017 Article IV. http://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/04/03/republic-of--2017-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-44794 (accessed 01 June 2018). Exchange Rates IMF. International Financial Statistics. http://data.imf.org/ (accessed 11 April 2018).