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East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 1.8%
Current prices2025
0USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 0.2%
Current prices2025
2,701USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
4.3%
Inflation▲ 4.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
6.5%
Government debt▼ 0.9 pp
General government, gross2025
8.0% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.4 pp
Balance2025
-18.8% of GDP
Population▲ 1.6%
Total2025
0.13million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.90.011.31995: 2.8%1996: -0.1%1997: 1.2%1998: 4.4%1999: -3.9%2000: 6.7%2001: -3.1%2002: 1.4%2003: -1.6%2004: -0.6%2005: 1.3%2006: 5.8%2007: 3.1%2008: -3.0%2009: 0.5%2010: 1.2%2011: 3.3%2012: 5.8%2013: 7.7%2014: 1.3%2015: 11.3%2016: 7.1%2017: 3.7%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.3%2020: -1.5%2021: 8.6%2022: 5.0%2023: 3.3%2024: 4.6%2025: 4.3%2026: 3.1% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.90.013.71995: 4.1%1996: -1.7%1997: 2.6%1998: 3.7%1999: 1.8%2000: 0.4%2001: 6.0%2002: 3.2%2003: 1.6%2004: -0.7%2005: -0.4%2006: -1.0%2007: 3.6%2008: 13.7%2009: 9.8%2010: -3.9%2011: 1.5%2012: -3.0%2013: -1.5%2014: 2.1%2015: 0.6%2016: 1.9%2017: 0.4%2018: 0.6%2019: -1.8%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.1%2022: 5.3%2023: 9.3%2024: 2.5%2025: 6.5%2026: 4.5% (IMF projection)2027: 3.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.65.03.34.64.33.12.42.22.22.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.15.39.32.56.54.53.12.52.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn0000000000
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,3542,2022,3262,6952,7013,0513,1263,1843,2513,322
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,8863,1953,3683,5563,7563,9214,0404,1314,2294,330
General government gross debt % of GDP17.316.211.38.98.07.715.821.228.633.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-10.8-18.21.8-14.1-14.5-16.7-15.3-12.6-14.7-14.5
Current account balance % of GDP7.1-12.0-1.8-17.4-18.8-17.7-16.8-15.7-15.2-14.9
Population million0.120.120.130.130.130.130.130.140.140.14

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.037.72000: 13%2001: 17%2002: 13%2003: 12%2004: 14%2005: 12%2006: 13%2007: 11%2008: 14%2009: 10%2010: 9%2011: 9%2012: 8%2013: 9%2014: 9%2015: 19%2016: 21%2017: 20%2018: 19%2019: 19%2020: 21%2021: 17%2022: 16%2023: 11%2024: 9%2025: 8%2026: 8% (IMF projection)2027: 16% (IMF projection)2028: 21% (IMF projection)2029: 29% (IMF projection)2030: 33% (IMF projection)2031: 38% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-25.00.037.22000: -3.3%2001: -9.6%2002: -11.4%2003: -8.7%2004: -7.2%2005: -25.0%2006: -8.6%2007: -1.8%2008: -3.5%2009: -11.6%2010: 0.1%2011: -8.8%2012: 1.7%2013: -5.0%2014: 27.9%2015: 29.3%2016: 9.3%2017: 31.6%2018: 32.6%2019: 37.2%2020: 32.2%2021: 7.1%2022: -12.0%2023: -1.8%2024: -17.4%2025: -18.8%2026: -17.7% (IMF projection)2027: -16.8% (IMF projection)2028: -15.7% (IMF projection)2029: -15.2% (IMF projection)2030: -14.9% (IMF projection)2031: -14.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199534.79.05.052.9
200520.08.44.764.9
201522.914.74.660.1
202423.211.84.270.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method3,930USD2025+12.6%
GNI, Atlas method1USD bn2025+31.5%
Exports of goods and services4.5% of GDP2024-7.5 pp
Imports of goods and services97.6% of GDP2024+5.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth66.6years2024+1.1%
Urban population63.4% of total2025+12.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)