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TRENDS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
|
Country |
Change in Human Development Index ( HDI ) |
GDP Per Capita (1995 US$ ) |
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1975-80 |
1980-85 |
1985-90 |
1990-98 |
1975 |
Lowest
value during 1975-98 (a) |
Year |
Highest
value during 1975-98 (a) |
Year |
1998 |
Average
annual rate of change (%) 1975-98(a) |
| BANGLADESH |
0.019 |
0.033 |
0.031 |
0.049 |
203 |
203 |
1975 |
348 |
1998 |
348 |
2.4 |
| BHUTAN |
- |
- |
- |
- |
232 (g) |
232 |
1980 |
493 |
1998 |
493 |
4.3 |
| INDIA |
0.026 |
0.039 |
0.039 |
0.054 |
222 |
221 |
1976 |
444 |
1998 |
444 |
3.0 |
| MALDIVES |
- |
- |
0.045 |
0.048 |
650 (k) |
650 |
1985 |
1247 |
1998 |
1247 |
5.1 |
| NEPAL |
0.038 |
0.041 |
0.044 |
0.06 |
149 |
148 |
1980 |
218 |
1997 |
217 |
1.6 |
|
PAKISTAN |
0.031 |
0.037 |
0.042 |
0.06 |
274 |
274 |
1975 |
512 |
1996 |
511 |
2.7 |
| SRI
LANKA |
0.036 |
0.029 |
0.023 |
0.034 |
382 |
382 |
1975 |
802 |
1998 |
802 |
3.3 |
Note : a=Data may refer to period
shorter than that specified where data are not available for all years.
g=Data refer to 1980.
k=Data refer to 1985.
Sources :Column 1-4 : Human Development Report office calculations
: column 5-11 : Calculated on the basis of GDP and population data from
World Bank 2000 b :
Report :Human Development Report, 2000 , UNDP, OUP, New Delhi,
2000.
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