Statistics on Asia-Pacific
Do you have problems looking for the population
or the gross national product of countries in the Asia-Pacific? Listed
here are some of the print and electronic sources you can consult.
The sources are for countries in the the Asia-Pacific region
but sources for an individual country are not included.
Please be aware that compilations of statistics,
especially if it is for many countries, takes time to collate
and the data may not be as current as desired.
See also International Statistics and
Statistics on Singapore.
Sections in this page:
General and economic
| Business and marketing
| Commerce and trade
| Education
| Finance and investment
| Industry
| Tourism
| Women
APEC economic outlook. Singapore: APEC Secretariat. Annual.
HC412 Aeo (CL Main Shelves)
Gives area, population, GDP, GDP per capita, imports and exports for the
APEC member countries. The economic indicators are also available at
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/member/indi.html
ARIC indicators.
Available at http://aric.adb.org/pre_defined_indicators.asp?id=2
Has more than 60 economic, financial and social indicators that
can be viewed or downloaded as tables. Frequency of data, country and category can be selected.
Data maintained by Asia Recovery Information Centre which is part of the Asian Development Bank
Asia-Pacific in figures. New York: United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Annual.
HA1661 APF (CL Information Desk)
Gives a wide range of statistics from population, national accounts, trade,
government finance, industrial production, prices, transport and tourism.
Also available at http://www.unescap.org/stat/statdata/apinfig.htm
Asia-Pacific profile. London: Routledge in association with Open University, 1998.
HC411 Asi (CL Main Shelves)
Gives tables and charts for the individual countries in the Asia Pacific,
mostly from 1970 to 1994. Also has tables by indicator.
Asian development outlook. New York: Oxford University Press for Asian Development Bank.
HC411 ADO (CL Information Desk; HL Reference)
Has analysis of economic development in Asia with country specfic focus.
Gives major economic indicators, including GDP, balance of trade, investment and
government expenditure. Also available at
http://www.adb.org/Publications/default.asp
ASEAN statistical indicators. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs, 1997.
HA1950 Sou.A (CL Main Shelves; CL Reference 3; CL Sing/Mal Coll; HL Reference 7)
Gives wide range of data on national
accounts, trade, debt, money and banking, tourism, environment,
population, health, education, infrastructure, energy.
Figures given are mainly for the years 1993, 1980, 1970.
ASEAN statistical yearbook. Jakarta, Indonesia: ASEAN Secretariat, 2002.
Available at URL:
http://www.aseansec.org/macroeconomic/yearbook.htm
Has data available in Excel format on population, macroeconomy, education
and health, labor employment, trade, foreign direct investment, transport, tourism,
environment and poverty.
ASEAN statistics. Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat.
Available at URL:
http://www.aseansec.org/macroeconomic/main.htm
Gives major macroeconomic data for ASEAN countries.
Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific. New York: United Nations. Annual.
HC411 UNES (CL Reference 3; CL Bound Periodical)
Gives growth rates, macroeconomic indicators, international
reserves, exchange rates, trends in poverty.
Gapinski, James H. Economic growth in the Asia Pacific region.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
HC412 Gap (CL Main Shelves; HL Main Shelves)
The author examined several major determinants of growth in the Asia Pacific region,
including capital quantity (gross investment and physical depreciation), capital quality (embodied technical progress),
labor quantity (employment), labor quality (education), international trade (exports and openness),
and total factor productivity.
Key indicators of developing Asian and Pacific countries.
Manila: Asian Development Bank. Annual.
HA1664 KDA (CL Reference 3; HL Reference 7)
Has figures for population, GNP, GDP, domestic savings, agriculture,
prices, trade, foreign direct investments and external debt with indicators for
poverty, health, education, land use, environment and energy. Also available at
http://www.adb.org/Publications/default.asp
Statistical indicators for Asia and the Pacific.
Bangkok: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Monthly.
HA1664 SIE (CL Current Periodical; CL Bound Periodical; HL Current Periodical)
For more current data on population, industry, transport,
trade, prices, finance including exchange rates. Data is given for the
last three years with breakdown by month where possible.
Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific.
Bangkok: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Annual.
HA1661 SYA (CL Reference 3; HL Reference 7)
For data on the population, manpower,
national accounts, agriculture, industry, energy, transport and
communications, external trade, finance, education, and medical
facilities. Figures are given for the last ten years.
Consumer Asia. London: Euromonitor. Annual.
HD7048 CA (HL Bnd Periodical)
Gives basic information about the country
and sales of selected consumer goods.
Available and updated at URL:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/eforms/common/gmarket.html
(for NUS staff and students only)
Consumer lifstyles in Asia. London: Euromonitor, 1996.
HF5415.33 Con (CL Reference 3)
Gives information about the consumer lifestyles in each country and
includes consumer expenditure, food and eating habits, leisure, household size.
Available and updated at URL:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/eforms/common/gmarket.html
(for NUS staff and students only)
Facts and figures: cost of investing and doing business in ASEAN.
Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, 2000.
HG5812 Fci (CL Sing/Mal Collection; LW ASEAN Collection)
Gives for individual ASEAN countries, its macroeconomic data,
transportation costs, telecommunication costs, wages of workers,
land cost, factory lease, office rental, utility costs, taxation and
cost of living.
The market for alcoholic drinks in South East Asia. London: Euromonitor, 1996.
HD9366 Sou.Ma (HL Reference 7)
The market for soft drinks in South East Asia. London: Euromonitor, 1996.
HD9366 SoF.Ma (HL Reference 7)
The APEC region: trade and investment.
Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Annual.
HF1583 *Pac.AR (CL Bnd Periodical)
Has tables for regional patterns of trade, trade by product (primary and manufactures),
merchandise trade and services trade of APEC member countries.
Foreign trade statistics of Asia and the Pacific.
Geneva: World Trade Organization. Annual.
HF41 FTA (HL Reference 7)
For data on the imports and exports of countries in the Asia-Pacific by SITC
and to ESCAP, ASEAN, SAARC and Oceania.
Trade and investment database.
Singapore: Trade and Investment Data Review Working Group, 1998.
HF3752.3 Tra (CL Main Shelves)
Trade policy review. New York: United Nations.
HF1410 TPR FTA (CL Bnd Periodical)
Reports are produced for various countries including those in Asia Pacific.
Contains tables for imports and exports by product group, main trading countries and region.
Education
Education in East Asia. New York: World Bank.
Available at URL:
http://www.worldbank.org/eapsocial/sector/education/index.htm
Has links to education indicators, with more information for some
countries in East Asia.
Digest of education statistics: International comparisons of education.
Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Available at URL:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/digest/ch6.html
Has data on comparing education in the world including Asia.
ASEAN investment report.
Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat. Annual.
HG5812 Asa (CL Sing/Mal Collection; LW ASEAN Collection)
Analyses trends in foreign direct investment in ASEAN, intra-ASEAN investment,
with FDI for individual ASEAN countries. Gives figures for net flow of long term debt,
net flow of FDI, portfolio equity and grants.
Foreign direct investment and recovery in Southeast Asia.
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1999.
HG5740.8 Asi.Fo (CL Main Shelves)
Gives figures for investment for indidual countries. Data mostly for
1990s with some cumulative figures for 1960 to 1998.
Foreign direct investment in the SEACEN countries / edited by Azizah Talib.
Kuala Lumpur: South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre, 1994.
HG5812 Foe (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Collection, LW Sing/Mal Collection)
Contains data on FDI, net financial constribution of FDI, FDI flows.
Data mostly for 1970 to 1990.
SEACEN financial statistics. Kuala Lumpur:
South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre.
HG3364 SFS (CL Sing/Mal Collection)
Has detailed tables showing the financial
system structure of South East Asian countries. Includes data for
money supply, assets & liabilities of financial institutions,
capital market, balance of payments and government finance.
Statistics of foreign direct investment in ASEAN.
Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, 1999.
HG5812 Sta (CL Main Shelves; CL Sing/Mal Coll)
World investment directory: volume 1: Asia and the Pacific. New York: United Nations.
HG4538 Worl (CL Reference 3; HL Reference 7)
Gives foreign direct investments inwards
and outwards for about 100 countries, with breakdown by industrial
sector and geographical distribution. Also gives list of largest
foreign corporations in host country and largest host transnational
corporations abroad.
APEC energy statistics.
Singapore: APEC Secretariat. Annual.
HD9502 *Asi.AES (CL Reference 3)
For each APEC member country, the energy balance table, energy indicators,
demand and supply of energy, electricity generating capacity are given.
Asia Pacific telecommunications index.
Singapore: Centre for Telemedia Strategy, National University of Singapore. Annual.
HE7601 APT (CL Sing/Mal-NUS)
Compares Asia Pacific telecommunication providers in terms
of service quality, pricing, choice and regulation.
ASEAN statistics: transport and communications. Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat.
Available at URL:
http://www.aseansec.org/menu_tourism_statistic.htm
Gives data for road transport, rail transport, maritime transport,
civil aviation, telephone and postal service.
Water utilities data book. Bangkok: Asian Development Bank, 1997.
TD313.12 Wat (CL Reference 3)
For each country, it gives production and distribution of water,
service connections, service indicators, efficiency indicators.
Medical
SEAMIC health statistics. Tokyo: International Medical Foundation of Japan. Annual.
RA407.5 Asi.S (CL Reference 3; MD Reference)
Gives figures for natality, mortality, life
expectation, morbidity and expenditure of the Ministry of Health. To
measure nutrition, per capita food intake and mean weight and height
of children are given. Also has number of hospitals, hospital beds,
physicians, dentists, pharmacists, midwives and nurses.
Also available at URL:
http://www.seamic-imfj.or.jp/SHS.html
Recent trends in health statistics in Southeast Asia 1974-1993.
Tokyo: Southeast Asian Medical Information Center, International Medical Foundation of Japan, 1997.
RA407.5 Asi.R (CL Reference 3; MD Reference)
Tourism
Annual statistical report. Bangkok: Pacific Asia Travel Association. Annual.
HD9999 Tou.PAS (CL Reference 3)
Gives visitor arrivals to PATA member countries by nationality, purpose of visit, gender.
Also has outbound travel from Pacific Asia, with data for length of stay, visitor expenditure,
hotel occupancy, tourist organisation budgets.
ASEAN statistics: Tourism. Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat.
Available at URL:
http://www.aseansec.org/menu_tourism_statistic.htm
Gives international visitor arrivals in ASEAN from 1991.
PATA quarterly statistical report. Bangkok: Pacific Asia Travel Association. Quarterly.
HD9999 Tou.PSR (CL Reference 3)
Gives visitor arrivals to PATA member countries and resident departures from
Pacific Asia.
Tourism market trends : Asia. Madrid: World Tourism Organization, 2001.
G155 *Asi.To (CL Reference 3)
Gives overview and tourism trends for the region with data for individual countries
for international tourist arrivals, tourism receipts, expenditure. Includes
top destinations, top spenders, top earners
Women
ASEAN women: facts and figures.
Manila: National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, 1986.
HQ1745.8 Ase (CL Sing/Mal Collection; CL Reference 3; HL Reference 7)
Gives figures for 1980's on population, employment, education,
health, vital statistics and public affairs.
ASEAN women : a statistical factbook.
Manila: CIDA-ASEAN Regional Program, 1995.
HQ1745.8 Asa (CL Sing/Mal Collection; CL Reference 3; HL Reference 7)
Gives figures for population, employment, education,
health and public affairs. Comparison made between the data for 1980/1985 and 1990.
The above are only some of the titles available in the NUS Libraries. Look in
LINC, the library catalogue under
SIMPLE SEARCH for more titles.
- For statistics on a particular country, type in terms like:
Indonesia and Statistics
- For statistics on a particular subject or industry, type in terms like:
Telecommunication and Statistics
Finance and Statistics
Content by: Lim-Yeo Pin Pin
Last updated: 22-10-2002
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