Asian Development Outlook (ADO)
A key statistical publication of the Asian Development Bank, this annual publication features annual economic reports on the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank.
From the web site:
- an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world and for the developing economies of Asia and the Pacific
- economic profiles, economic management issues, development policy concerns, and economic projections, for the DMCs of ADB
- theme chapter covering important issues confronting the region
Where: Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries:
Central Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; East Asia: China, People’s Rep. of; Hong Kong, China; Korea, Rep. of; Mongolia; Taipei, China; South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Dem. Rep., Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam; The Pacific: Cook Islands; Fiji Islands; Kiribati; Marshall Islands, Rep. of; Micronesia, Fed. States of; Nauru; Palau, Rep. of; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Timor-Leste, Dem. Rep. of; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanatu
Timeframe: Tables in the statistical appendix of each edition generally cover five years of values. Editions available on the web site are from 1996 to the current year.
Variables: Growth rate of GDP (% per year), Growth rate of per capita GDP (% per year), Growth rate of value added in agriculture (% per year), Growth rate of value added in industry (% per year), Growth rate of value added in services (% per year), Unemployment rate (%), Gross domestic investment (% of GDP), Inflation (% per year), Change in money supply (% per year), Growth rate of merchandise exports (% per year), Direction of Exports (% of total), Growth rate of merchandise imports (% per year), Trade balance (US$ million), Current account balance (US$ million), Current account balance ($ of GDP), Foreign direct investment (US$ million), External debt outstanding (US$ million), Debt service ratio (% of exports of goods and services), Exchange rates to the US dollar (annual average), Gross international reserves (US$ million), Central government expenditures (% of GDP), Central government revenues (% of GDP), Fiscal balance of central government (% of GDP)