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South
Asia: Pattern Of Domestic Savings Ratios (%)
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Country
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1981-90
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1991-97
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
(a)
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1999
(a)
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SAARC (b)
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19.1
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20.7
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21.1
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22.0
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22.2
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22.2
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22.4
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23.7
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Bangladesh
|
2.1
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8.7
|
13.4
|
12.8
|
7.5
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9.0
|
8.6
|
8.8
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Bhutan
|
14.0
|
24.7
|
28.4
|
27.0
|
29.0
|
30.0
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-
|
-
|
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India
|
21.4
|
23.1
|
23.0
|
24.4
|
25.6
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25.5
|
25.6
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27.1
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Maldives
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Nepal
|
12.0
|
13.5
|
16.5
|
15.2
|
10.3
|
12.5
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13.1
|
13.0
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Pakistan
|
16.3
|
14.6
|
15.6
|
14.2
|
11.6
|
11.4
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12.5
|
13.5
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Sri
Lanka
|
12.7
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15.2
|
15.2
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15.3
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15.5
|
16.5
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17.5
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18
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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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