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TRENDS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Country Change in Human Development Index ( HDI ) GDP Per Capita  (1995 US$ )      
  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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