SAARC in Figures 2016
SAARC in Figures 2016
SAARC in Figures 2016
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of the heads of SAARC sta s cal organiza ons, a leaflet "SAARC
in Figures" has been ini ated to publish by the Central Bureau of
Sta s cs, Nepal.
The present issue "SAARC in Figures 2016", a concise leaflet
a empts to present sta s cal facts and figures on various social and
economic situa ons of the member countries under nineteen broad
headings. Central Bureau of Sta s cs (CBS), Nepal is pleased to bring
out this third issue of the "SAARC in Figures" and believes that the
leaflet would be helpful to briefly introduce the region. Besides, the
leaflet would be useful to envisage the regional development agenda
post-2015 for this region.
CBS would like to thank all the NSOs of the member states and
other concerned agencies for supplying informa on for this issue.
Comments and construc ve sugges ons that would be useful to
improve future issues are hear ly welcome.
Central Bureau of Stascs
Kathmandu, Nepal
August 2016
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2 . Urbanization and International Migration
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Maternal mortlity
1400 181 86.0 178 13 229 260 22.0
ratio (per 100000 live
(2008) (2015) (2013) (2012) (2012) (2010) (2011) (2010)
births )
Antenatal care cover-
31.2 81.7 47.9 50.1 28 93.0
age at least four visits NA 85
(2014) (2013) (2005-06) (2011) (2007) (2007)
(%)
Birth attended by
24 42.1 89 83.4 96 36 58 99.0
skilled health per-
(2008) (2014) (2014) (2012) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2007)
sonnel
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5. Prevalence of Malaria and Tuberculosis (2009)
Total health expendi- 7.4 0.7 2.4 1.4 8 1.1 0.42 106
ture as % of GDP (2009) (2014) (201415) (2012-13) (2009) (2011) (2015) (2015)
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7. Education and Literacy
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka
Labour force 54.2 60.7 62.6 55.9 53.8 71.5 45.2 53.3 Age 15+, US
(PS+SS) for India
participation rate (2009) (2013) (2014) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
7 4.3 2.6 2.3 11.7 2.1 5.9 4.3
Unemployment rate
(2009) (2013) (2014) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
Employment in 69.6 45.1 60.2 48.9 4.2 73.9 42.3 28.5
agriculture (%) (2004) (2013) (2011) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
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9. Poverty and Inequality
HDI rank in 2014# 171 142 132 130 104 145 147 73
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11. National Accounts
Growth rate of real -2.4 6.55 5.46 4.5 4.58 4.24 4.8 at factor cost
0.9 (2012)
GDP (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Private consumption
84.1 72.44 46.41 57.1 81.51 79.2 70.4
expenditure (% of NA
(2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
GDP)
Gross domestic capital 19.4 28.89 57.7 34.8 38.8 15.12 30.1
NA
formation (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Export of goods and 7 17.34 36.3 24.0 11.51 10.95 20.5
NA
services (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Imports of goods and 49.3 24.75 57.3 30.7 40.75 17.11 28.0
NA
services (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Gross domestic saving 3.6 22.16 36.7 30.1 11.92 15.08 22.6
NA
(% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
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12. Money, Finance and Prices
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13. Globalization
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka
Trade in goods balance -58.2 -5.40 -21.8 -69 -31.3 -5.9 -10.3
NA
(% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Trade in services -2.6 -2.01 -3.1 14.94 68 1.3 -0.72 2.8
balance (% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Current account -3.9 -0.55 -30.2 -4.97 -27.1 -30.0 -0.6 -2.2
balance (% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Workers remittances
15317 6222.6 16034 6981
received (USD, NA NA NA NA
(2015) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
million)
Workers remittances 7.85 29.1 6.54 8.5
NA NA NA NA
received (% of GDP) (2015) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
FDI net inflows (USD, 185 2235 2323995.7 104.23 1002 660
NA 164
million) (2009) (2015) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
FDI net inflows (% of 1.5 1.15 0.59 0.41 0.8
NA 1.3 (2012) 7.9
GDP) (2009) (2015) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
International reserves 198 25025 958.5 298 1589.9 21.46 8288
NA
(USD, million) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Total external debt 2328 23901 1907.67 962.6 3457.3 55.1 44797
NA
(USD, million) (2009) (2015) (2014) (2010) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Total external debt (% 12.24 97.39 16.1 19.5 54.4
NA NA 46.4
of GDP) (2015) (2014) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
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14. Tourism
15. Transport
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16. Environment
17. Communications
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18. Water and Sanitation
19. Electricity
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SAARC Summits
First SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 1985
Second SAARC Summit, Bangalore, 1986
Third SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 1987
Fourth Summit, Islambad, 1988
Fi h SAARC Summit, Male, 1990
Sixth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1991
Seventh SAARC Summit. Dhaka, 1993
Eighth SAARC Summit, New Delhi 1995
Nineth SAARC Summit, Male, 1997
Tenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1998
Eleventh SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 2002
Twel h SAARC Summit, Islamabad, 2004
Thirteenth SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 2005
Fourteenth SAARC Summit, New Delhi, 2007
Fi eenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 2008
Sixteenth SAARC Summit, Thimphu, 2010
Seventeenth SAARC Summit, Addu City, 2011
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Eighteenth SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 2014
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