FIGURE 5
Growth, Investment and Commerce 2000–2010
GDP GROW TH
AVERAGE
INVESTMENT/
GDP AVERAGE
GROW TH OF
EXPORTS OF GOODS
AND SERVICES
GROW TH OF
IMPORTS OF GOODS
AND SERVICES
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
1. 5
20. 5
-0.5
3. 3
7. 9
15. 8
14. 8
8. 6
Indonesia
Laos, PDR
Malaysia
5. 2
7. 1
30. 6
N/A
3. 1
5. 8
8. 3
13. 5
Burma/Myanmar
Philippines
5.0
10. 7
28. 7
13. 3
6. 8
10. 1
7. 3
13. 6
Singapore
Thailand
4. 7
6.0
21. 9
28. 7
2. 6
9.0
-0.3
8. 9
Vietnam
ASEAN
4. 4
7. 2
6.0
30. 8
29.0
24. 4
7. 1
7. 6
6. 6
8. 2
9. 3
8. 1
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
4. 1
3. 7
19. 6
15. 2
5. 1
7. 1
11. 3
5.0
Chile
Colombia
3. 7
3. 8
17. 6
22. 7
7. 2
4. 5
9. 4
10. 4
Ecuador
Paraguay
4.0
4. 4
20.0
24. 2
3. 8
3. 5
8. 1
10. 2
3. 4
18. 5
4. 2
8. 5
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela, BR
5. 5
3.0
20. 6
17. 1
6. 4
6. 7
8.0
4. 8
South America
3. 5
3. 9
23. 7
19. 9
- 1. 9
4. 7
9. 9
8. 5
Costa Rica
El Salvador
4. 1
22.0
3. 2
4. 6
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
1. 9
3. 3
4. 2
2.0
15. 8
18. 8
27. 4
24. 7
4. 1
3. 1
6.0
3.0
2. 7
4. 1
-0.3
4. 5
Panama
Mesoamerica
3.0
6.0
28. 7
21. 8
9. 4
3. 9
4. 3
7. 4
3. 5
22. 8
4. 7
3. 9
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, September 2011; World Bank, World Development Indicators, December 2011
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