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South Asia: Pattern Of Domestic Savings Ratios (%)  

Country

1981-90

1991-97

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998 (a)

1999 (a)

SAARC (b)

19.1

20.7

21.1

22.0

22.2

22.2

22.4

23.7

Bangladesh

2.1

8.7

13.4

12.8

7.5

9.0

8.6

8.8

Bhutan

14.0

24.7

28.4

27.0

29.0

30.0

-

-

India

21.4

23.1

23.0

24.4

25.6

25.5

25.6

27.1

Maldives

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nepal

12.0

13.5

16.5

15.2

10.3

12.5

13.1

13.0

Pakistan

16.3

14.6

15.6

14.2

11.6

11.4

12.5

13.5

Sri Lanka

12.7

15.2

15.2

15.3

15.5

16.5

17.5

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Note: (a) = Projections
          (b) = RIS Estimates
             -  Data not available.
Sources: ADB,   Asian Development Outlook 2001 , Various issues & SAARC Survey of Development & Cooperation 1998/99 ,
RISNODC, New Delhi, 1999.

 
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