Archive for the ‘Asia Economies’ Category

Economy of the People’s Republic of China

The People’s Republic ofChinais the world’s second largest economy after theUnited States.  Of the largest economies in the world is the fastest growing economy , with average rates of growth of 10% over the past 30 years. Chinais also the largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world. Chinabecame the leading producer in the [...]

Economy of Japan

The ‘economy ofJapanis the third in the world [1] [2] after those of theUnited StatesandChina, with a GDP of 5,100 billion U.S. dollars in 2010 .  Characterized by a strong dominance by large private companies ( keiretsu ) and the high quality of life of the population sees the prevalence of the tertiary sectors (banking, [...]

Economy of India

The economy ofIndiawas in 2007, the 12th World with a current dollar gross domestic product (GDP) of $ 1 171 billion, or 2.15% of global GDP  , which translates however, that a per capita income of $ 950.  GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2007 was $ 2 740  .  And PPP, [...]

Economy of South Korea

The economy ofSouth Koreais a market economy whose gross domestic product at purchasing power parity is one of the 12 highest in the world  . South Koreais a member of the OECD .  One of the four ” Asian Dragons “, theSouth Koreafor fifty years has seen a growth and integration in the economic world exceptionally [...]

Economy of Turkey

The economy ofTurkeyis in a complex mix of industry and trade sector and a modern agricultural tradition that in 2010 still accounted for about 30% of jobs. [1]Turkeyhas a private sector strong and fast growth, but the state still plays a major role in the areas of basic industry , banking , transport and communications [...]

Economy of Indonesia

Indonesia, a vast polyglot nation that has withstood the global financial crisis in a relatively quiet due to the main engine of economic growth as the domestic consumption.  The increasing investment made by local investors as much by foreigners, it also helps to maintain strong growth.  Despite the growth of the economy have fallen from [...]

Economy of Saudi Arabia

The economy of Saudi Arabiais based primarily on its oil industry , which has upset the country’s economic history .  Thus, since 1938 , Dhahran (a town in easternSaudi Arabiaalong thePersian Gulf) became the capital of Arab oil.  In contrast, the agriculture ofSaudi Arabiahas steadily decreased since the year 1960 before receiving government aid.  In [...]

Economy of Taiwan

The economy of Taiwan is a capitalist economy developed and dynamic, with GDP per capita in PPP of 34 740 USD in 2010 (equivalent to the EU andJapan) and a GDP of 810.5 billion USD in 2010 (the 19th largest economy in the world).  It comprises 71.1% of the service sector , 27.5% for industry [...]

Economy of Iran

The Iranian economy combines high state ownership in the oil and big business (heavy industry, consumer goods …), a system of five-year planning and village agriculture and small businesses.  The State’s full control of the economy by grants awarded on the essentials, the fuel and utilities .  The share of the informal economy is large [...]

Economy of Thailand

The economy of Thailand is an economy of emerging countries , heavily dependent on exports, which represent over two-thirds of GDP , that is, PPP, of 627 billion dollars.  The recovery ofThailandsince the Asian economic crisis of 1997, expressed a particular specialization in export sectors such as automotive, food processing, electronics or allow to enter [...]