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Table 6: Economic indicators

	GNP per capita (US$) 1993		GNP per capita average annual growth rate (%)				Rate of inflation (%) 1980-93		% of population below absolute poverty level 1980-89				% of central government expenditure allocated to 1986-93						ODA inflow in millions US$ 1993	ODA inflow as a % of recipient GNP 1993		Debt service as a % of exports of goods and services
	GNP per capita (US$) 1993		1965-80		1980-93		Rate of inflation (%) 1980-93		urban		rural		health		education		defence		ODA inflow in millions US$ 1993	ODA inflow as a % of recipient GNP 1993		1970		1993
1 Niger	270		-2.5		-4.1		1		..		35	x	..		..		..		334	14		3		17
2 Angola	700		..		-0.9	x	6	x	..		..		6		15		34		300	9		..		3
3 Sierra Leone	150		0.7		-1.5		62		..		65	x	10		13		10		192	28		11		2
4 Mozambique	90		..		-1.5		42		50		67		5		10		35		1155	85		..		17
5 Afghanistan	280	x	0.6		..		..		18	x	36	x	..		..		..		214	4		..		..
6 Guinea-Bissau	240		-2.7		2.8		59		..		..		1		3		4		98	41		..		8
7 Guinea	500		1.3		1.3	x	20	x	..		..		3		11		29		420	13		..		12
8 Malawi	200		3.2		-1.2		16		25		85		7		12		5		504	24		7		20
9 Liberia	450	x	0.5		5.2	x	..		..		23	x	5		11		9		121	12		8		..
10 Mali	270		2.1	x	-1.0		4		27	x	48	x	2		9		8		362	13		2		3
11 Gambia	350		..		-0.2		16		..		..		7		11		4		96	27		0		11
12 Somalia	120	x	-0.1		-2.3	x	75	x	40	x	70	x	1		2		38		881	106		2		0
13 Zambia	380		-1.2		-3.1		59		25		..		7		9		..		811	24		6		20
14 Chad	210		-1.9		3.2		1		30	x	56	x	8		8		..		230	18		4		6
15 Eritrea	100		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		67	2		..		..
16 Ethiopia	100		0.4		-1.8	x	5	x	60		65		3		10		39		1209	23		11		8
17 Mauritania	500		-0.1		-0.8		8		..		..		4		23		..		331	30		4		25
18 Bhutan	170		..		4.5	x	9	x	..		..		5		11		..		67	25	x	..		8
19 Nigeria	300		4.2		-0.1		21		..		..		1		3		3		206	1		4		14
20 Zaire	220	x	-1.3		-0.8	x	61	x	..		80	x	0		0		27		191	2		5		1
21 Uganda	180		-2.2		1.9	x	79	x	..		..		2		15		26		707	22		3		115
22 Cambodia	200	x	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		313	27		..		0
23 Burundi	180		2.4		0.9		5		55	x	85	x	4		16		16		276	26		4		35
24 Central African Rep.	400		0.8		-1.6		4		..		91		..		..		..		180	14		5		3
25 Burkina Faso	300		1.7		0.8		3		..		..		5		14		18		426	14		4		7
26 Madagascar	220		-0.4		-2.6		16		50	x	50	x	7		17		8		369	12		4		11
27 Tanzania, U. Rep. of	90		0.8		0.1		24		..		..		6	x	8	x	16	x	978	39		1		23
28 Lesotho	650		6.8		-0.5		14		50	x	55	x	12		22		7		132	11		3		6
29 Gabon	4960		5.6		-1.6		2		..		..		..		..		..		102	2		6		2
30 Cote d'Ivoire	630		2.8		-4.6		2		30		26		4		..		..		840	10		7		14
31 Benin	430		-0.3		-0.4		1		..		..		6		31		17		258	12		3		7
32 Rwanda	210		1.6		-1.2		3		30		90	x	5		26		..		394	25		0		5
33 Lao Peo. Dem. Rep.	280		..		2.1	x	27	x	..		..		..		..		..		198	15		..		9
34 Pakistan	430		1.8		3.1		7		32	x	29	x	1		2		28		1067	2		22		19
35 Togo	340		1.7		-2.1		4		42	x	..		5		20		11		125	9		3		4
36 Ghana	430		-0.8		0.1		37		59		37		7		22		5		624	9		5		14
37 Haiti	370	x	0.9		-3.4	x	8	x	65		80		..		..		..		128	5		6		0
38 Sudan	480	x	0.8		-0.2	x	55	x	..		85	x	..		..		13	x	485	8		10		3
39 India	300		1.5		3.0		9		29		33		2		2		15		1533	1		21		25
40 Nepal	190		..		2.0		12		55	x	61	x	5		11		6		360	9		3		11
41 Bangladesh	220		-0.3		2.1		9		86	x	86	x	5		11		10		1359	5		0		11
42 Senegal	750		-0.5		0.0		5		..		..		..		..		..		496	8		4		5
43 Yemen, Rep. of	520	x	..		..		..		..		..		4		19		30		336	5		..		6
44 Indonesia	740		5.2		4.2		9		20		16		3		10		6		2024	1		7		20
45 Bolivia	760		1.7		-0.7		187		..		..		7		11		8		570	11		11		50
46 Cameroon	820		2.4		-2.2		4		15	x	40	x	3		12		7		643	6		3		14
47 Congo	950		2.7		-0.3		-1		..		..		..		..		..		133	6		11		8
48 Myanmar	220	x	1.6		..		17		40	x	40	x	7		17		33		102	..		18		16
49 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	5310	x	0.0		-9.2	x	0	x	..		..		..		..		..		6	0		..		..
50 Papua New Guinea	1130		..		0.6		5		10	x	75	x	8		15		4		359	8		1		10
51 Kenya	270		3.1		0.3		10		10	x	55	x	5		19		6		929	14		6		18
52 Turkmenistan	1230	x	..		-1.6	x	17		..		..		..		..		..		10	0		..		..
53 Tajikistan	470		..		-3.6		26		..		..		..		..		..		23	1		..		..
54 Zimbabwe	520		1.7		-0.3		14		..		..		8		24		17		428	8		2		25
55 Namibia	1820		..		0.7		12		..		..		10		22		7		166	6		..		..
56 Mongolia	390		..		0.2		14		..		..		1		2		12		112	12		..		4
57 Iraq, Rep. of	1036	x	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		170	1		..		..
58 Guatemala	1100		3.0		-1.2		17		17		51		10		20		13		202	2		7		11
59 South Africa	2980		3.2		-0.2		15		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
60 Nicaragua	340		-0.7		-5.7		665		21	x	19	x	13		14		7		337	24		11		28
61 Algeria	1780		4.2		-0.8		13		20	x	..		..		..		..		332	1		3		73
62 Uzbekistan	970		..		-0.2		25		..		..		..		..		..		5	0		..		..
63 Brazil	2930		6.3		0.3		423		9		34		5		4		3		234	0		12		11
64 Peru	1490		0.8		-2.7		316		46		83		5		16		11		560	2		12		39
65 Philippines	850		3.2		-0.6		14		52		64		4		15		10		1485	3		8		22
66 Ecuador	1200		5.4		0.0		40		40		65		11		18		13		237	2		8		21
67 El Salvador	1320		1.5		0.2		17		20		32		7		13		16		382	5		4		15
68 Morocco	1040		2.7		1.2		7		28	x	45	x	3		18		13		605	2		8		28
69 Kyrgyzstan	850		..		0.1		29		..		..		..		..		..		46	1		..		0
70 Turkey	2970		3.6		2.4		54		..		..		4		20		11		460	0		16		23
71 Botswana	2790		9.9		6.2		12		40		55		5		21		13		112	3		2		4
72 Honduras	600		1.1		-0.3		8		31		70		10		19		7		314	10		3		29
73 Egypt	660		2.8		2.8		14		34		34		2		10		8		2256	6		27		13
74 Azerbaijan	730		..		-3.5		28		..		..		..		..		..		14	0		..		..
75 Iran, Islamic Rep. of	2200	x	2.9		-0.7	x	17		..		..		7		19		7		139	1		..		3
76 Kazakhstan	1560		..		-1.6		35		..		..		..		..		..		10	0		..		0
77 Viet Nam	170		..		4.8	x	119	x	..		..		..		..		..		322	3		..		9
78 Dominican Rep.	1230		3.8		0.7		25		45	x	43	x	14		10		5		-1	0		4		11
79 China	490		4.1		8.2		7		..		13		0		2		16		3280	1		0	x	10
80 Albania	340		..		-3.2		6		..		..		..		..		..		275	24		..		0
81 Lebanon	2150	x	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		132	5		..		3
82 Syrian Arab Rep.	1160	x	5.1		-2.1	x	22	x	..		..		2		9		39		168	1		11		3
83 Moldova	1060		..		-2.0		32		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		0
84 Saudi Arabia	7510	x	4.0	x	-3.6		-2		..		..		6		14		36		30	0		..		..
85 Paraguay	1510		4.1		-0.7		25		19	x	50	x	7		22		11		133	2		12		14
86 Tunisia	1720		4.7		1.2		7		20	x	15	x	6		18		6		236	2		18		18
87 Thailand	2110		4.4		6.4		4		10		25		8		21		17		615	1		3		4
88 Armenia	660		..		-4.2		27		..		..		..		..		..		35	1		..		1
89 TFYR Macedonia	820		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
90 Mexico	3610		3.6		-0.5		58		..		..		2		12		2		399	0		24		16
91 Russian Federation	2340		..		-1.0		35		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		4
92 Korea, Dem. Peo. Rep. of	970	x	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		15	..		..		..
93 Romania	1140		..		-2.4		22		..		..		9		10		10		..	..		0	x	4
94 Georgia	580		..		-6.6		41		..		..		..		..		..		28	1		..		3
95 Argentina	7220		1.7		-0.5		374		..		..		3		10		10		279	0		22		39
96 Oman	4850		9.0		3.4		-2		..		..		6		13		35		77	1		..		10
97 Latvia	2010		..		-0.6		24		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
98 Ukraine	2210		..		0.2		37		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		1
99 Jordan	1190		5.8	x	-5.9	x	7	x	14	x	17	x	6		14		22		317	7		4		13
100 Venezuela	2840		2.3		-0.7		24		..		..		10		20		6		49	0		3		13
101 Estonia	3080		..		-2.2		30		..		..		18		9		3		..	..		..		2
102 Yugoslavia	..	a	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
103 Mauritius	3030		3.7		5.5		9		12	x	12	x	9		15		2		39	1		3		5
104 Belarus	2870		..		2.4		31		..		..		3		18		4		..	..		..		1
105 Uruguay	3830		2.5		-0.1		67		22		..		6		7		8		121	1		22		38
106 United Arab Emirates	21430		..		-4.4		1	x	..		..		7		17		38		-9	0		..		..
107 Lithuania	1320		..		-2.8		35		..		..		5		7		4		..	..		..		..
108 Panama	2600		2.8		-0.7		2		21	x	30	x	25		16		4		79	1		8		9
109 Trinidad and Tobago	3830		3.1		-2.8		5		..		39	x	..		..		..		7	0		5		20
110 Bulgaria	1140		..		0.5		16		..		..		3		3		6		..	..		..		5
111 Sri Lanka	600		2.8		2.7		11		..		..		5		10		11		553	5		11		9
112 Colombia	1400		3.7		1.5		25		32		70		4		25		9		101	0		12		25
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina	..	b	..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
114 Poland	2260		..		0.4		69		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		8
115 Costa Rica	2150		3.3		1.1		22		8		20		29		22		2		98	1		10		15
116 Chile	3170		0.0		3.6		20		12		20		12		13		9		177	0		19		13
117 Slovakia	1950		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		7
118 Malaysia	3140		4.7		3.5		2		13		38		6		20		12		101	0		4		6
119 Croatia	..	a	..		..		..		..		..		17		5		21		..	..		..		..
120 Hungary	3350		5.1		1.2		13		..		..		8		3		4		..	..		..		36
121 Kuwait	19360		0.6	x	-4.3		-3	x	..		..		6		10		20		3	0		..		..
122 Jamaica	1440		-0.1		-0.3		22		..		80		7		11		8		111	3		3		15
123 Portugal	9130		4.6		3.3		16		..		..		8		12		5		..	..		7		16
124 Cuba	1170	x	..		..		..		..		..		23		10		..		31	0		..		..
125 United States	24740		1.8		1.7		4		..		..		17		2		19		..	..		..		..
126 Czech Rep.	2710		..		-2.0	x	11	x	..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		7
127 Belgium	21650		3.6		1.9		4		..		..		2		12		5		..	..		..		..
128 Greece	7390		4.8		0.9		17		..		..		7		9		9		44	0		9		..
129 Spain	13590		4.1		2.7		8		..		..		6		5		4		..	..		..		..
130 France	22490		3.7		1.6		5		..		..		16		7		6		..	..		..		..
131 Israel	13920		3.7		2.0		70		..		..		4		12		20		1272	2		3		..
132 New Zealand	12600		1.7		0.7		9		..		..		12		14		4		..	..		..		..
133 Korea, Rep. of	7660		7.3		8.2		6		18	x	11	x	1		17		20		-35	0		20		6
134 Slovenia	6490		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
135 Australia	17500		2.2		1.6		6		..		..		13		7		8		..	..		..		..
136 Italy	19840		3.2		2.1		9		..		..		10		7		3		..	..		..		..
137 Netherlands	20950		2.7		1.7		2		..		..		14		10		4		..	..		..		..
138 Norway	25970		3.6		2.2		5		..		..		10		9		8		..	..		..		..
139 Canada	19970		3.3		1.4		4		..		..		5		3		7		..	..		..		..
140 Austria	23510		4.0		2.0		4		..		..		13		10		2		..	..		..		..
141 United Kingdom	18060		2.0		2.3		6		..		..		14		3		10		..	..		..		..
142 Switzerland	35760		1.5		1.1		4		..		..		13	x	3	x	10	x	..	..		..		..
143 Ireland	13000		2.8		3.6		5		..		..		14		12		3		..	..		..		..
144 Germany	23560		3.0	x	2.1		3		..		..		18		1		8		..	..		..		..
145 Denmark	26730		2.2		2.0		5		..		..		1		10		5		..	..		..		..
146 Japan	31490		5.1		3.4		2		..		..		..		..		..		..	..		..		..
147 Hong Kong	18060		6.2		5.4		8		..		..		8		17		..		33	0		..		..
148 Singapore	19850		8.3		6.1		3		..		..		6		22		25		23	0		1		..
149 Finland	19300		3.6		1.5		6		..		..		11		13		4		..	..		..		..
150 Sweden	24740		2.0		1.3		7		..		..		1		7		5		..	..		..		..

Countries listed in descending order of their 1994 under-five mortality rates(table 1).

a: Range US$696 to US$2785. b: Range US$695 or less.

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