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By Jack Gage, 18 Mar 2009, Forbes
|
Rank |
Name |
GDP Growth (%) |
GDP/Capita (US$) |
Trade Balance as % of GDP |
Population (mil) |
Federal Budget Balance as % of GDP |
|
1 |
Denmark |
0.3 |
38,900 |
-0.6 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
|
2 |
United States |
1.4 |
48,000 |
-5.6 |
303.8 |
-3.1 |
|
3 |
Canada |
0.7 |
40,200 |
1.9 |
33.2 |
0.2 |
|
4 |
Singapore |
3 |
52,900 |
17.2 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
|
5 |
New Zealand |
0.6 |
28,500 |
-1.3 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
|
6 |
United Kingdom |
1.1 |
37,400 |
-7.8 |
60.9 |
-5.9 |
|
7 |
Sweden |
0.9 |
39,600 |
5.2 |
9 |
3.3 |
|
8 |
Australia |
2.5 |
39,300 |
-1 |
21 |
0.4 |
|
9 |
Hong Kong |
2.8 |
45,300 |
-8.5 |
7 |
-0.7 |
|
10 |
Norway |
2.8 |
57,500 |
31.6 |
4.6 |
32.5 |
|
11 |
Netherlands |
2.1 |
41,300 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
1.4 |
|
12 |
Belgium |
1.5 |
38,300 |
-0.6 |
10.4 |
-0.7 |
|
13 |
Finland |
2.4 |
38,400 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
NA |
|
14 |
Ireland |
-0.7 |
47,800 |
18.5 |
4.2 |
-8.5 |
|
15 |
Switzerland |
2 |
40,900 |
-12.9 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
|
16 |
Germany |
1.7 |
34,800 |
11.5 |
82.4 |
1.2 |
|
17 |
Estonia |
-1.5 |
21,900 |
-10.7 |
1.3 |
-0.6 |
|
18 |
Japan |
0.7 |
35,300 |
1.8 |
127.3 |
-3.4 |
|
19 |
Portugal |
0.9 |
22,000 |
-12.3 |
10.7 |
-2.5 |
|
20 |
France |
0.9 |
32,700 |
-4.2 |
64.1 |
-4.1 |
|
21 |
Luxembourg |
4 |
85,100 |
-17.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
22 |
Israel |
4.2 |
28,900 |
-4.1 |
7.1 |
-0.8 |
|
23 |
Chile |
4 |
15,400 |
3.9 |
16.5 |
3.5 |
|
24 |
Iceland |
2 |
42,600 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
|
25 |
Malaysia |
5.5 |
15,700 |
9.9 |
25.3 |
-2.7 |
|
26 |
Taiwan |
1.7 |
33,000 |
2.5 |
22.9 |
-0.9 |
|
27 |
Austria |
2.1 |
39,600 |
-6.2 |
8.2 |
-1.4 |
|
28 |
Spain |
1.3 |
34,100 |
-11 |
40.5 |
-3 |
|
29 |
South Korea |
4.3 |
27,100 |
-0.1 |
48.4 |
0.7 |
|
30 |
Slovakia |
7 |
22,600 |
-0.5 |
5.5 |
-1.7 |
|
31 |
Italy |
0 |
31,000 |
0 |
58.1 |
-3.6 |
|
32 |
South Africa |
3.7 |
10,400 |
-1.2 |
48.8 |
0.1 |
|
33 |
Bahrain |
7 |
37,200 |
13.2 |
0.7 |
5.3 |
|
33 |
Jordan |
4.5 |
5,000 |
-29.4 |
6.2 |
-5.9 |
|
35 |
Mauritius |
5.8 |
12,400 |
-13.6 |
1.3 |
-2.4 |
|
36 |
Slovenia |
4.5 |
30,800 |
-6.2 |
2 |
0.4 |
|
37 |
Qatar |
11.8 |
101,000 |
45 |
0.8 |
14.7 |
|
38 |
Czech Republic |
4.5 |
26,800 |
2 |
10.2 |
-1.6 |
|
39 |
Oman |
6.2 |
20,400 |
30.5 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
|
40 |
Hungary |
2 |
20,500 |
0.9 |
9.9 |
-2.9 |
|
41 |
Turkey |
4.5 |
12,900 |
-6.8 |
71.9 |
-1.3 |
|
42 |
Lithuania |
5.1 |
18,400 |
-10.3 |
3.6 |
-0.7 |
|
43 |
Poland |
5.3 |
17,800 |
-3.4 |
38.5 |
-1.5 |
|
44 |
Saudi Arabia |
6 |
21,300 |
37 |
28.1 |
9.8 |
|
45 |
Latvia |
-0.4 |
18,500 |
-14 |
2.2 |
-1.2 |
|
46 |
United Arab Emirates |
8.5 |
40,400 |
35.7 |
4.6 |
18.7 |
|
47 |
Romania |
8 |
12,500 |
-11.6 |
22.2 |
-2.4 |
|
48 |
Botswana |
5.2 |
15,800 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
|
49 |
Kuwait |
8.1 |
60,800 |
43.6 |
2.6 |
31.5 |
|
50 |
Croatia |
4.6 |
16,900 |
-22.6 |
4.5 |
-2.4 |
|
51 |
Macedonia |
4.8 |
9,200 |
-11.9 |
2.1 |
-0.5 |
|
52 |
Greece |
2.8 |
32,800 |
-15.6 |
10.7 |
-3.2 |
|
53 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.8 |
28,400 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
|
54 |
Tunisia |
4.7 |
8,000 |
-4 |
10.4 |
-1.7 |
|
55 |
Bulgaria |
6 |
13,200 |
-14.1 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
|
56 |
Mexico |
2 |
14,400 |
-0.8 |
110 |
0 |
|
57 |
Jamaica |
0.8 |
7,700 |
-21.4 |
2.8 |
-3.1 |
|
58 |
Namibia |
3.9 |
5,500 |
-5 |
2.1 |
-2 |
|
59 |
Thailand |
4.8 |
8,700 |
2.8 |
65.5 |
-0.9 |
|
60 |
Colombia |
3.8 |
9,000 |
0.5 |
45 |
-0.5 |
|
61 |
Ghana |
6.3 |
1,500 |
-12.7 |
23.4 |
-4.3 |
|
62 |
Peru |
9 |
8,500 |
1.7 |
29.2 |
1.4 |
|
63 |
China |
9.8 |
6,100 |
4 |
1,330.00 |
0.2 |
|
64 |
Georgia |
6.7 |
5,000 |
-19.8 |
4.6 |
-1.8 |
|
65 |
Brazil |
5.2 |
10,300 |
1.2 |
196.3 |
NA |
|
66 |
Uruguay |
8.5 |
12,300 |
-2.2 |
3.5 |
-0.8 |
|
67 |
Senegal |
4.8 |
1,800 |
-12 |
12.9 |
-2.9 |
|
68 |
Costa Rica |
3.4 |
11,900 |
-10.8 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
|
69 |
Mongolia |
9.9 |
3,300 |
-1.7 |
3 |
NA |
|
70 |
Morocco |
5.3 |
4,000 |
-13.3 |
34.3 |
-1.7 |
|
71 |
Kazakhstan |
5 |
12,000 |
15.8 |
15.3 |
-1.6 |
|
72 |
El Salvador |
4.4 |
6,400 |
-9.2 |
7.1 |
-0.7 |
|
73 |
Panama |
8.3 |
11,900 |
-12.2 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
|
74 |
Montenegro |
7.5 |
10,600 |
-6 |
0.7 |
NA |
|
75 |
India |
7.3 |
2,900 |
-3.4 |
1,148.00 |
-1.6 |
|
76 |
Dominican Republic |
5.5 |
8,800 |
-10.6 |
9.5 |
-1.3 |
|
77 |
Albania |
6 |
6,400 |
-14.9 |
3.6 |
-3.3 |
|
78 |
Burkina Faso |
5.1 |
1,300 |
-4.4 |
15.3 |
-2.8 |
|
79 |
Indonesia |
5.9 |
3,900 |
2.9 |
237.5 |
-0.7 |
|
80 |
Mali |
4 |
1,200 |
NA |
12.3 |
NA |
|
81 |
Madagascar |
7 |
1,100 |
-5.7 |
20 |
-1.7 |
|
82 |
Serbia |
5.6 |
8,200 |
-11.5 |
10.2 |
NA |
|
83 |
Sri Lanka |
5.4 |
4,400 |
-3.7 |
21.1 |
-2.9 |
|
84 |
Philippines |
4.5 |
3,400 |
-3.8 |
96.1 |
-0.4 |
|
85 |
Zambia |
6.2 |
1,500 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
-1.8 |
|
86 |
Egypt |
7 |
5,500 |
-5.1 |
81.7 |
-2.4 |
|
87 |
Azerbaijan |
15.6 |
9,500 |
39.5 |
8.2 |
-1.5 |
|
88 |
Argentina |
6.6 |
14,500 |
2.2 |
40.5 |
1 |
|
89 |
Benin |
5 |
1,500 |
-4.4 |
8.5 |
-2.2 |
|
90 |
Kyrgyzstan |
6 |
2,200 |
-15.4 |
5.4 |
-0.2 |
|
91 |
Ecuador |
3.4 |
7,700 |
2.6 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
|
92 |
Guatemala |
3.9 |
5,400 |
-10.5 |
13 |
-1 |
|
93 |
Kenya |
4.1 |
1,800 |
-7.2 |
38 |
-2.4 |
|
94 |
Armenia |
9.4 |
6,600 |
-11.8 |
3 |
-1.3 |
|
95 |
Moldova |
5.7 |
2,500 |
-29.8 |
4.3 |
-0.1 |
|
96 |
Mozambique |
6.9 |
900 |
-3 |
21.3 |
-1.6 |
|
97 |
Nigeria |
6.2 |
2,200 |
11.2 |
146.3 |
-0.3 |
|
97 |
Ukraine |
5.3 |
7,800 |
-4.9 |
46 |
-1 |
|
99 |
Paraguay |
4.7 |
4,300 |
-1.5 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
|
100 |
Uganda |
6.4 |
1,100 |
-4.5 |
31.4 |
-1 |
|
101 |
Pakistan |
4.7 |
2,600 |
-3.2 |
172.8 |
-2.2 |
|
102 |
Mauritania |
4 |
1,900 |
NA |
3.4 |
NA |
|
103 |
Russia |
6 |
15,800 |
7.8 |
140.7 |
4.9 |
|
104 |
Honduras |
2.3 |
3,700 |
-13.9 |
7.6 |
-1.9 |
|
104 |
Tanzania |
7.1 |
1,400 |
-6.1 |
40.2 |
-0.8 |
|
106 |
Bangladesh |
5.9 |
1,500 |
-2.7 |
153.5 |
-1.6 |
|
107 |
Suriname |
5.4 |
8,900 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
NA |
|
108 |
Malawi |
7 |
800 |
-2.9 |
13.9 |
-0.9 |
|
109 |
Lesotho |
5.9 |
1,600 |
-8.2 |
2.1 |
NA |
|
110 |
Nepal |
4 |
1,000 |
-5.1 |
29.5 |
NA |
|
111 |
Algeria |
3.4 |
7,100 |
15.9 |
33.8 |
9.2 |
|
112 |
Cambodia |
7 |
2,100 |
-6.2 |
14.2 |
-0.7 |
|
113 |
Vietnam |
6.3 |
2,900 |
-6.3 |
86.1 |
-0.7 |
|
114 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
2.5 |
1,700 |
11.9 |
20.2 |
-1.1 |
|
115 |
Guyana |
4.8 |
4,000 |
-12.4 |
0.8 |
NA |
|
116 |
Syria |
2.4 |
4,900 |
-1.2 |
19.7 |
-3 |
|
117 |
Ethiopia |
8.5 |
800 |
-7.5 |
82.5 |
-1.8 |
|
117 |
Venezuela |
5.7 |
14,000 |
13.6 |
26.4 |
1.5 |
|
119 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5.5 |
6,600 |
-22.5 |
4.6 |
-1.2 |
|
120 |
Nicaragua |
2 |
3,000 |
-12.1 |
5.8 |
-1.9 |
|
121 |
Cameroon |
4 |
2,400 |
2 |
18.5 |
2.4 |
|
122 |
Gambia |
4.5 |
1,200 |
-9.3 |
1.7 |
NA |
|
123 |
Tajikistan |
4.5 |
1,800 |
-16.3 |
7.2 |
NA |
|
124 |
Bolivia |
4.8 |
4,700 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
|
125 |
Chad |
1.7 |
1,600 |
24.9 |
10.1 |
0.1 |
|
126 |
Burundi |
6 |
400 |
-8.1 |
8.7 |
NA |
|
127 |
Zimbabwe |
-6.2 |
200 |
-23.2 |
11.4 |
NA |
All economic data for 2008. Market
performance for 12 months to Feb 24.
Rankings: 1 = best in category, =
substantial improvement, = substantial
deterioration. Sources: Heritage Foundation
(Economic Freedom Index); World Economic
Forum (Global Competitiveness Report);
Transparency International (Corruption
Perceptions Index); Freedom House (Personal
Freedom Index); Deloitte (World Tax Rates);
World Bank (Doing Business); Central
Intelligence Agency (World Factbook);
Property Rights Alliance (International
Property Rights Index).