Table 1: Asia in the Fastest Economic Growth, 1985-92:  Average annual % increase in real GDP

World Ranking	Asian Nations	%	World Ranking	Asian Nations	%
1	China	9.2	17	Pakistan	5.6
2	South Korea	8.9	22	India	5.2
3	Thailand	8.6	23	Nepal	5.0
6	Taiwan	6.5	25	Vietnam	4.8
7	Singapore	6.3	35	Japan	4.1
8	Malaysia	6.2	38	Bangladesh	4.0
10	Hong Kong	6.1	40	Sri-Lanka	3.9
12	Bhutan	5.9
13	Cambodia	5.8
14	Indonesia	5.8
15	Laos	5.8

Source: The Economist (1995), World in Figures. London: The Economist Books Ltd. p. 26.

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