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India’s share in the GDP of Asia and Pacific region has increased to 17.3 per cent in 2017 from 14.6 per cent in 2000.
As per the ADB’s report on ‘Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018’, the Asia and Pacific region accounts for more than two-fifths of the share of global GDP in PPP (purchasing power parity) terms.
Asia and the Pacific region’s growing share of global output, which increased from 30.1 per cent to 42.6 per cent, came at the expense of the global shares of North America, Europe, South America, and the rest of the world, which declined by 6.8, 4.7, 1.3, and 0.3 percentage points, respectively.
The report said the three largest economies in Asia and the Pacific — People’s Republic of China, India, and Japan — accounted for more than 70 per cent of the region’s GDP in terms of PPP in 2017 from about 63 per cent in 2000.
China accounted for 42.7 per cent of the region’s total output in 2017 compared with 25.1 per cent in 2000. “The next largest regional share of GDP at PPP in 2017 was that of India at 17.3 per cent, up from 14.6 per cent in 2000,” the Asian Development Bank report said.
Japan was third, with a 10.2 per cent share in 2017, down from 23.1 per cent in 2000. The report further said that the combined population of Asia and the Pacific reached 4.14 billion in 2017, or 54.8 per cent of the world’s total population, down from 56 per cent in 2000.
In 2017, five of the 10 most populous economies in the world were located in Asia and the Pacific, including the two most populous, China (139 billion) and India (131 billion). The region’s population is gradually ageing amid increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility rates.
In 2050, the number of people in Asia and the Pacific over the age of 65 is expected to exceed the number below 15, the report said.
The report, the 49th edition in an annual series, provides statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank.
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