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

GDP▲ 10.6%
Current prices2025
2USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.2%
Current prices2025
1,464USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
4.5%
Inflation▼ 1.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.5%
Government debt▼ 0.1 pp
General government, gross2025
14.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.6 pp
Balance2025
-34.0% of GDP
Population▲ 1.3%
Total2025
1.41million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.50.016.32001: 16.3%2002: -6.7%2003: -2.2%2004: 0.4%2005: 3.0%2006: -4.1%2007: 10.3%2008: 11.4%2009: 10.1%2010: 9.3%2011: 6.0%2012: 4.9%2013: 3.1%2014: 4.5%2015: 2.5%2016: 3.0%2017: -3.2%2018: -0.5%2019: 2.7%2020: -8.5%2021: 3.0%2022: 4.0%2023: 2.4%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.5%2026: 4.1% (IMF projection)2027: 3.8% (IMF projection)2028: 3.6% (IMF projection)2029: 3.4% (IMF projection)2030: 3.3% (IMF projection)2031: 3.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.50.013.22001: 3.6%2002: 4.1%2003: 8.0%2004: 2.2%2005: 1.6%2006: 5.2%2007: 8.6%2008: 7.4%2009: -0.2%2010: 5.2%2011: 13.2%2012: 10.9%2013: 9.5%2014: 0.8%2015: 0.6%2016: -1.5%2017: 0.5%2018: 2.3%2019: 0.9%2020: 0.5%2021: 3.8%2022: 7.0%2023: 8.4%2024: 2.1%2025: 0.5%2026: 2.1% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.04.02.44.34.54.13.83.63.43.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.87.08.42.10.52.12.02.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn4322222233
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,7082,3561,5111,3411,4641,5201,6011,6821,7621,845
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD6,8845,7614,8374,4585,0605,2705,5175,7315,9456,166
General government gross debt % of GDP6.57.912.414.414.314.914.914.814.714.7
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-20.1-29.5-34.7-47.0-48.0-51.6-50.6-51.0-51.3-51.5
Current account balance % of GDP54.815.2-9.3-32.4-34.0-32.0-33.1-33.9-34.4-35.1
Population million1.341.361.381.391.411.431.451.471.491.51

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.016.02012: 0%2013: 0%2014: 2%2015: 3%2016: 5%2017: 7%2018: 9%2019: 10%2020: 10%2021: 7%2022: 8%2023: 12%2024: 14%2025: 14%2026: 15% (IMF projection)2027: 15% (IMF projection)2028: 15% (IMF projection)2029: 15% (IMF projection)2030: 15% (IMF projection)2031: 16% (IMF projection)IMF projection2015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-35.30.03152000: -4.1%2001: -6.6%2002: -9.0%2003: -9.0%2004: 14.9%2005: 56.7%2006: 119.8%2007: 215.1%2008: 314.9%2009: 164.5%2010: 180.2%2011: 212.9%2012: 228.2%2013: 171.4%2014: 75.6%2015: 12.8%2016: -33.2%2017: -17.9%2018: -12.3%2019: 22.2%2020: 22.5%2021: 54.8%2022: 15.2%2023: -9.3%2024: -32.4%2025: -34.0%2026: -32.0% (IMF projection)2027: -33.1% (IMF projection)2028: -33.9% (IMF projection)2029: -34.4% (IMF projection)2030: -35.1% (IMF projection)2031: -35.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
200528.95.32.463.2
201517.818.41.063.7
202420.211.81.971.6

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,510USD2025-30.7%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025-18.6%
Exports of goods and services10.6% of GDP2024+6.0 pp
Imports of goods and services84.9% of GDP2024+6.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth67.9years2024+4.4%
Urban population28.8% of total2025-0.7 pp

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