Economy & Growth in Southern Asia 106 indicators covering economy & growth for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 813.7 million No 2025 down 26.7% 6th Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.5% 2025 down 0.4% 12th OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Trend employment 65.73 2100 up 0.4% 8th OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Share of coal in 0.4396 2100 down 0.8% 1st OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Share of solar in 0.0122 2100 up 3.2% 9th Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.7% 2024 down 14.5% 2nd Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.1% 2024 down 7.0% 13th Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 29.8% 2024 down 18.9% 33rd Annual GDP growth 5.7% 2024 down 14.0% 4th Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.6% 2024 down 53.7% 34th 2.5.1a Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number) 525,395 No 2024 up 14.5% 10th Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.8% 2024 up 73.6% 7th Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.9% 2024 down 233.7% 31st Annual growth of the gross capital formation 5.8% 2024 down 14.9% 6th Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 6.5% 2024 up 22.1% 3rd Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 4.5% 2024 up 0.9% 8th Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure 1.9% 2024 down 63.3% 13th Agriculture value added share of GDP 16.0% 2024 down 0.1% 6th Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP 6.8% 2022 down 36.6% 30th Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 2.5 kg per constant US$ 2022 down 25.1% 11th Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP -13.4% 2022 up 15.1% 4th Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 9,851 million constant US$ 2024 up 34.4% 6th Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 9,306 million constant US$ 2024 down 23.9% 7th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value 2.22 million km2 2021 unchanged 12th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value 1.31 million km2 2021 unchanged 8th Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2024 down 100.0% 20th Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2024 down 100.0% 19th Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic 0 2023 — 12th Total trade of tracked Environmentally Sound Technologies 59.13 billion current US$ 2024 up 42.8% 20th Labour share of GDP 56.2% 2025 up 7.9% 5th Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and 5.1% 2024 up 23.0% 14th Gross National Income — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.48 % 2023 up 482.0% 18th Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP 0.6% 2023 down 7.4% 15th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Montane — Value 810,361 km2 2021 unchanged 11th Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 170.5 2026 up 58.4% 9th Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 402.34 2026 up 277.0% 10th Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP 2.7% 2024 down 13.8% 18th Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ 1.25 million million USD 2024 up 96.8% 18th Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.16 million million USD 2024 up 88.4% 18th Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP 0.2% 2023 down 32.0% 12th Employed persons in the tourism industries 40.15 million 2024 up 23.7% 4th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value 63,154 km2 2021 down 0.0% 12th Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 4.68 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 41.4% 15th Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.18 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 46.7% 22nd 15.4.2 Mountain area: Nival — Value 35,880 km2 2021 unchanged 10th Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 2.21 kg per constant US$ 2022 down 26.8% 7th ← Previous Page 2 of 2