World Bank Document

cate those economies placed at the end of a group edition, an additional subgroup for low-income
due to unavailability of GNP per capita figures. sub-Saharan Africa. Because trade in oil affects the
Countries with populations of less than a million economic characteristics and performance of midare
not reported in the tables. The technical note to dle-income economies, summary measures are
Table 1 shows some basic indicators for 35 small shown for oil importers and for oil exporters.
countries that are members of the United Nations, Moreover, the group of middle-income economies
the World Bank, or both.
is divided into lower and upper categories to pro-
In the colored bands are summary measures- vide more meaningful summary measures. Note
totals or weighted averages-that were calculated that this year's edition also includes separate sumfor
the economy groups if data were adequate and mary measures for middle-income sub-Saharan
meaningful statistics could be obtained. Because Africa. Note also that the term "sub-Saharan"
China and India heavily influence the overall sum- applies to all countries south of the Saharamary
measures for the low-income economies, excluding South Africa.
summary measures are shown separately for sev- The methodology used in computing the sumeral
subgroups. These are: China and India, all mary measures is described in the technical notes.
other low-income economies and, in this year's The letter w after a summary measure indicates
Groups of economies
The colors on the map show what
group a country has been placed in on
the basis of its GNP per capita and, in
some instances, its distinguishing economic
characteristics. For example, all
low-income economies, those with a
GNP per capita of less than $400 (in
1983), are colored yellow. The groups
are the sarme as those used in the 28
tables that follow, and they include
only the 126 countries with a population
of more than 1 million.
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Low-income economies
Middle-income oil importers
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High-income oil exporters
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East European nonmarket economies
Not included in the Indicators
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WallisandFutuna. Samoa
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(US) - Fomch,
- N,u (NZ) Poyesa Dmiia
Tonga - ' (Fr) Repoblic Nerto Rim
- (US) St. Chrstophe and Nevis C
VngUn I~ta / Andiguand Barbuda
lUSt !Monto-,,a (UK)
S~ G.adeloupe (Fn)
/ Dominica
Netherands Anlles hb Madinir e (F,(
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(Neth SL L.aa,a Babados
St. Vncenl and the
Grenada7.. Grenadines
- Tmndad ai,d Tobago
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