The 21st Century climate challenge

TABLE14Economic performanceHuman development indicatorsHDI rankUS$ billions2005GDPGDP per capitaHighestvalue during1975–2005Average annual changein consumer price index(%)Annual growth ratePPP US$2005 PPPYear ofbillions US$ US$ a(%)2005 PPP highest2005 2005 2005 1975–2005 1990–2005 US$ a value 1990–2005 2004–0554 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5 0.6 c 9,438 13,307 c 4.9 b 2.9 13,307 b 2004 3.0 1.855 Tonga 0.2 0.8 d 2,090 8,177 d 1.8 b 1.9 8,177 b 2005 5.2 8.356 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 38.8 .. 6,621 .. 2.5 b .. .. .. 1.9 ..57 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9 1.0 c 10,578 12,500 c 3.7 b 1.5 12,500 b 2004 .. ..58 Oman 24.3 c 38.4 c 9,584 c 15,602 c 2.4 b 1.8 15,602 b 2004 0.1 1.259 Trinidad and Tobago 14.4 19.1 11,000 14,603 0.6 4.3 14,603 2005 5.1 6.960 Romania 98.6 196.0 4,556 9,060 -0.3 b 1.6 9,060 b 2005 66.5 9.061 Saudi Arabia 309.8 363.2 d 13,399 15,711 d -2.0 0.1 27,686 1977 0.4 0.762 Panama 15.5 24.6 4,786 7,605 1.0 2.2 7,605 2005 1.0 3.363 Malaysia 130.3 275.8 5,142 10,882 3.9 3.3 10,882 2005 2.9 3.064 Belarus 29.6 77.4 3,024 7,918 2.2 b 2.2 7,918 b 2005 144.6 10.365 Mauritius 6.3 15.8 5,059 12,715 4.4 b 3.8 12,715 b 2005 5.8 4.966 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9 .. 2,546 .. .. 12.7 b .. .. .. ..67 Russian Federation 763.7 1,552.0 5,336 10,845 -0.7 b -0.1 11,947 b 1989 53.5 12.768 Albania 8.4 16.6 2,678 5,316 0.9 b 5.2 5,316 b 2005 15.6 2.469 Macedonia (TFYR) 5.8 14.6 2,835 7,200 -0.1 b -0.1 7,850 b 1990 5.7 (.)70 Brazil 796.1 1,566.3 4,271 8,402 0.7 1.1 8,402 2005 86.0 6.9MEDIUM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT71 Dominica 0.3 0.4 c 3,938 6,393 c 3.1 b 1.3 6,393 b 2004 1.6 2.272 Saint Lucia 0.8 1.1 c 5,007 6,707 c 3.6 b 0.9 6,707 b 2004 2.7 3.973 Kazakhstan 57.1 119.0 3,772 7,857 2.0 b 2.0 7,857 b 2005 29.7 7.674 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 140.2 176.3 d 5,275 6,632 -1.0 -1.0 8,756 1977 37.6 16.075 Colombia 122.3 333.1 d 2,682 7,304 d 1.4 0.6 7,304 2005 15.2 5.076 Ukraine 82.9 322.4 1,761 6,848 -3.8 b -2.4 10,587 b 1989 63.9 13.577 Samoa 0.4 1.1 2,184 6,170 1.4 b 2.5 6,170 b 2005 4.0 1.878 Thailand 176.6 557.4 2,750 8,677 4.9 2.7 8,677 2005 3.7 4.579 Dominican Republic 29.5 73.1 d 3,317 8,217 d 2.1 3.9 8,217 2005 10.5 4.280 Belize 1.1 2.1 3,786 7,109 3.1 2.3 7,120 2004 1.8 3.681 China 2,234.3 8,814.9 g 1,713 6,757 g 8.4 8.8 6,757 2005 5.1 1.882 Grenada 0.5 0.8 c 4,451 7,843 c 3.4 b 2.5 8,264 b 2003 2.0 ..83 Armenia 4.9 14.9 1,625 4,945 4.4 b 4.4 4,945 b 2005 27.3 0.684 Turkey 362.5 605.9 5,030 8,407 1.8 1.7 8,407 2005 64.2 8.285 Suriname 1.3 3.5 2,986 7,722 -0.5 1.1 8,634 1978 60.7 ..86 Jordan 12.7 30.3 2,323 5,530 0.5 1.6 5,613 1986 2.8 3.587 Peru 79.4 168.9 2,838 6,039 -0.3 2.2 6,097 1981 15.0 1.688 Lebanon 21.9 20.0 6,135 5,584 3.2 b 2.8 5,586 b 2004 .. ..89 Ecuador 36.5 57.4 2,758 4,341 0.3 0.8 4,341 2005 34.1 2.490 Philippines 99.0 426.7 1,192 5,137 0.4 1.6 5,137 2005 6.6 7.691 Tunisia 28.7 84.0 2,860 8,371 2.3 3.3 8,371 2005 3.6 2.092 Fiji 2.7 5.1 3,219 6,049 0.9 b 1.4 b 6,056 b 2004 3.1 2.493 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4 0.8 3,612 6,568 3.2 1.6 6,568 2005 1.8 3.794 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 189.8 543.8 2,781 7,968 -0.2 2.3 9,311 1976 21.3 13.495 Paraguay 7.3 27.4 d 1,242 4,642 d 0.5 -0.6 5,430 1981 11.1 6.896 Georgia 6.4 15.1 1,429 3,365 -3.9 0.2 6,884 1985 12.8 8.297 Guyana 0.8 3.4 d 1,048 4,508 d 0.9 3.2 4,618 2004 5.5 6.398 Azerbaijan 12.6 42.1 1,498 5,016 (.) b (.) 5,310 b 1990 66.4 9.599 Sri Lanka 23.5 90.2 1,196 4,595 3.2 3.7 4,595 2005 9.5 11.6100 Maldives 0.8 .. 2,326 .. .. 3.8 b .. .. 4.3 3.3101 Jamaica 9.6 11.4 3,607 4,291 1.0 0.7 4,291 2005 16.6 15.3102 Cape Verde 1.0 2.9 d 1,940 5,803 d 2.9 b 3.4 5,803 b 2005 3.9 0.4103 El Salvador 17.0 36.2 d 2,467 5,255 d 0.3 1.6 5,745 1978 5.9 4.7104 Algeria 102.3 232.0 d 3,112 7,062 d 0.1 1.1 7,062 2005 10.7 1.6105 Viet Nam 52.4 255.3 631 3,071 5.2 b 5.9 3,071 b 2005 3.3 8.3106 Occupied Palestinian Territories 4.0 .. 1,107 .. .. -2.9 b .. .. .. ..278 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008