World Development Indicators 2006

Economy

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4a	Fast growing—and backsliding—economies in 2004

4b	Inflation, median annual growth of GDP deflator (%)

4c	Real interest rates (%)

4d	Accelerating regional growth

4e	Raising demand for energy supplies

4f	China’s data revision

4.a	Recent economic performance

4.3a	Manufacturing growth trends for selected Sub-Saharan countries

4.4a	Developing economies’ share of world merchandise exports continues to increase

4.5a	Top 10 exporters in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2004

4.6a	Top 10 developing country exporters of commercial services in 2004

4.7a	The mix of commerical service imports is changing

4.9a	Gross capital formation and government consumption are both on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa

4.10a	Selected developing countries with large cash deficits

4.11a	Interest payments are a large part of government expenditure for some developing economies

4.12a	Rich countries rely more on direct taxes

4.15a	Top 15 countries with the largest current account surplus, and top 15 countries with the largest current account deficit in 2003

4.16a	GDP is outpacing external debt in Sub-Saharan countries

4.17a	The debt burden of Sub-Saharan countries has been falling since 1995