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woman in 1990 to about 3 in 2010 in almost all
economies in the region during the last 20 years.
in the three developed economies in the region–
to 23%.
With most economies in the medium human
development group, the region has made progress
percentage improvements were in low-HDI
economies: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and
Timor-Leste.
and the rest of the world contributed 28%, 23%,
GDP.
In 2011, the region grew at an average rate of about
for Europe (2.3%) and the United States (1.7%).
Twenty-two economies in the region recorded slower
growth and 18 had accelerated growth.
expenditure component of GDP in 2011 in
24 economies in the region, although shares were
generally lower than in 2001.
Money supply growth declined from 15.4% in 2010
Nonperforming bank loans have remained
manageable in the region, but are high and rising for
some countries in Central and West Asia.
The consumer price indices (CPIs) of economies in
the region have increased since 2010 on account of
food prices and their heavy weight in the CPI. The
food CPI moved faster than the general CPI in 2011,
food prices and puts more people at risk of falling
into extreme poverty.
Trade has gained greater importance in the region,
which accounted for 34% of total world merchandise
exports in 2011 versus 25% in 2001. Intraregional
exports in 2011 going to economies within the region.
As shown by increasing shares of service exports
notably important engine of development for some
important external source of foreign exchange for
some economies in the region. Based on the average
most important to Tajikistan, with an average share
with 23.2%.
FDI growth in 2011.
Among 36 economies in the region with data on
external debt, nearly two-thirds showed a decrease
in external debt as a percentage of GNI, ranging from
2% to 94% in 2010.
The total road network of developing economies,
which data are sparse, more than doubled, from 4.9
million kilometers in 1990 to 10.3 million kilometers
as of 2009 or the latest year data are available. The
PRC and India, which are the two most populous