Date: 15th May 2013 Lecturer: Craig Kingsley Tutor’s Name: Marcela Fang Title: The GDP in emerging countries Table of Content Executive Summary ----------------------------------------------------------- 3 1. Introduction 1.1 Why considering Malaysia as a developing country? -------------- 4 2. GDP of the country for the most recent year that data is available 2.1 Total amount of GDP 2.2 Amount of spending in term of: 2.2.1 Consumption (C) 2.2.2 Investment (I) 2.2.3 Government
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TRADING ECONOMICS Saudi Arabia GDP Growth Rate The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Saudi Arabia expanded 4.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 5.27 Percent from 1969 until 2013‚ reaching an all time high of 27.49 Percent in the fourth quarter of 1974 and a record low of -11.10 Percent in the fourth quarter of 1982. GDP Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia is reported by the Central Department Of Statistics & Information. Actual
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marginalized and dissatisfied. In 1971‚ East Bengal separated from Pakistan and was renamed Bangladesh. Ever since‚ economic development has been very slow‚ hampered by political turmoil. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with nominal GDP per head of only USD 1‚483 and 36% of the population living below the poverty line of USD 1 per day. The low level of human development is also reflected in the UN’s human development index‚ which ranks Bangladesh 146th out of 182 countries. Economic
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Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Canada and Australia are (mainly) English-speaking countries with populations that are not too different in size (Canada is 60 percent larger). But Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Why should this be the case? Canada has a GDP of $1.8 trillion and Australia has a GDP of $1.5 trillion‚ they belong to the top 15 countries in the world in terms of GDP according to the World Bank. Canada
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evaluated by the measure of GDP‚ level of inflation‚ net exports and fiscal balance. Evaluation by using the GDP as an indicator would be relevant as it reflects the total national economic activity and the level of wealth of the society. GDP per capita is adjusted for the size of the economy in terms differences in price levels and also population of the country. There are many factors that would affect the standard of living in a country. Some that cannot be measured by the GDP and some that can be directly
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Parkin (1998) defines Gross Domestic Product or more commonly known as GDP as ‘the market value of the final goods and services produced within a country in a given time period’. So what happened prior September to make the economists downgrade their forecast for Singapore’s GDP growth? ‘Singapore’s inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January as transportation and housing costs increased‚ maintaining pressure on the central bank to allow the currency to strengthen even as growth
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Journal of Economic Literature 2009‚ 47:4‚ 1029–1075 http:www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jel.47.4.1029 Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare Marc Fleurbaey* This paper critically examines the various approaches to the measurement of individual well-being and social welfare that have been considered for the construction of alternatives to GDP. Special attention is devoted to recent developments in the analysis of sustainability‚ in the study of happiness‚ in the theory
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The IMF view point on India’s GDP The International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ in its World Economic Outlook‚ projected an average growth rate of about 3.75 per cent in market prices for India in 2013-14‚ which is expected to pick up to 5.1 per cent next year. India’s GDP growth slowed to 5 per cent in the year 2012-13 ending March from an average of 8 per cent over the past decade. In addition‚ two consecutive months (July-August) of negative business sentiment and higher interest rates may curb
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has been considered one of the most powerful global economies. Despite of the remarkable growth experienced during the period 2000-2007‚ in 2008-2009 coinciding with the financial crisis‚ the economy constrained causing a sharp deceleration in the GDP growth. Surprisingly‚ the country recovered so fast achieving an unprecedented growth of 14.8% in the year 2010. How can a small country like Singapore avoid the economic recession and become one of the world-fastest growing economies? This study tries
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GDP is expected to grow by 5.1% for both 2013 and 2014‚ driven by higher consumer and business spending. As the global recovery gathers speed in 2014‚ Malaysia’s external sector will increase its contribution to growth‚ offsetting the impact of tighter fiscal policies on the domestic economy. Malaysia’s recent economic performance and near term outlook owes much to the commodities sector‚ which includes crude oil‚ natural gas‚ rubber and palm oil. The sustainability of Malaysia’s favorable near-term
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