10. Relative Economic Size : Asia, the Americas and Europe
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| Share of world nominal GDP | Share of world trade | Share of world population | Current Account Balance (2000) | Outstanding of Net External Assets | Outstanding of Public Bonds | Market Capitalisation in Equity Market | |||
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| 1999 (world =100) | 1999 (world =100) | Estimate for 1999 (world =100) | Ratio to GDP (%) | (billion U.S. dollar) | End-1999 (billion U.S. dollar) | End-2000 (billion U.S. dollar) | End Jun- 2000 (billion U.S. dollar) | ||
| Asia (Japan+9 Asian countries) | 21 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 196 | - | - | - | ||
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| Japan | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 117 | 829 | 4,795 | 7,409 | |
| 9 Asian countries | 7 | 14 | 28 | 7.1 | 79 | - | - | - | ||
| The Americas | 39 | 25 | 14 | - 5 | - 471 | - | - | - | ||
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| United States | 30 | 15 | 5 | - 4.4 | - 435 | - 1,474 | 7,961 | 17,234 | |
| Canada | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.8 | 13 |
| 410 | 800 | ||
| Central and South America | 7 | 6 | 9 | - 1.9 | - 48 | - | - | - | ||
| Europe | 29 | 41 | 8 | - 5 | - 45 | - | - | - | ||
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| EU 15 | 28 | 38 | 6 | - 0.3 | - 24 | - 222 | 3,694 | 9,425 | |
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| Euro 11 | 21 | 31 | 5 | - 0.2 | - 10 | - 199 | 3,014 | 5,114 | |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 1 | 3 | 2 | - 5.1 | - 20 | - | - | - | ||
| (Note 1) | "9 Asian countries" refer to ASEAN4 (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines), NIEs, and China |
| (Note 2) | For "Outstanding of External Net Assets", EU 15 and Euro 11 exclude Ireland and Greece. |
| (Sources) | International Monetary Fund, "Direction of Trade Statistics", "International Financial Statistics", Bank for International Settlements, "International Banking and Financial Market Development", Data provided by Cabinet Office, etc. |
11. Real GDP Growth of Selected Countries and Regions
| (Unit : %) |
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| 1983-92 Average | 1993-2002 Average | 1999 | 2000 | 2001P | 2002P |
| Japan | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| NIEs | 8.2 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| Asia | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| United States | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Canada | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Central and South America | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| EU 15 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Euro 11 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| (Note 1) "Asia" includes South Asia and excludes Japan and NIEs. |
| (Note 2) "2001P" and "2002P" are estimates. |
| (Source) International Monetary Fund, "World Economic Outlook, May 2001" |