List of countries in Asia-Pacific by GDP (nominal), International Monetary Fund (Estimates for October 2023). [1]
Rank | Country | GDP (millions of USD) |
---|---|---|
1 | China | 17,700,899 |
2 | Japan | 4,230,862 |
3 | India | 3,732,224 |
4 | South Korea | 1,709,232 |
5 | Australia | 1,687,713 |
6 | Indonesia | 1,417,387 |
7 | Taiwan | 751,930 |
8 | Thailand | 512,193 |
9 | Singapore | 497,347 |
10 | Bangladesh | 446,349 |
11 | Philippines | 435,675 |
12 | Vietnam | 433,356 |
13 | Malaysia | 430,895 |
14 | Hong Kong (China) | 385,546 |
15 | Pakistan | 338,237 |
16 | New Zealand | 249,415 |
17 | Sri Lanka | 75,296 |
18 | Myanmar | 74,861 |
19 | Nepal | 41,339 |
20 | Macau (China) | 38,840 |
21 | Papua New Guinea | 31,692 |
22 | Cambodia | 30,943 |
23 | Mongolia | 18,782 |
24 | Brunei | 15,153 |
25 | Laos | 14,244 |
26 | Maldives | 6,977 |
27 | Fiji | 5,511 |
28 | Bhutan | 2,686 |
29 | Timor-Leste | 2,023 |
30 | Solomon Islands | 1,690 |
31 | Vanuatu | 1,166 |
32 | Samoa | 939 |
33 | Tonga | 547 |
34 | Micronesia | 458 |
35 | Marshall Islands | 277 |
36 | Palau | 267 |
37 | Kiribati | 246 |
38 | Nauru | 150 |
39 | Tuvalu | 63 |
The economy of Nauru is tiny, based on a population in 2019 of only 11,550 people. The economy has historically been based on phosphate mining. With primary phosphate reserves exhausted by the end of the 2010s, Nauru has sought to diversify its sources of income. In 2020, Nauru's main sources of income were the sale of fishing rights in Nauru's territorial waters, and revenue from the Regional Processing Centre.
The government of the Marshall Islands is the largest employer, employing 30.6% of the work force, down by 3.4% since 1988. GDP is derived mainly from payments made by the United States under the terms of the amended Compact of Free Association. Direct U.S. aid accounted for 60% of the Marshall Islands' $90 million budget.
Tuvalu is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, with a population of 11,192 per the 2017 census. The economy of Tuvalu is constrained by its remoteness and lack of economies of scale. Government revenues largely come from fishing licences ; direct grants from international donors ; and income from the Tuvalu Trust Fund. The lease of its highly fortuitous .tv Top Level Domain (TLD) also contributes revenue. The sale of stamps since the independence of Tuvalu in 1976 has been an important source of revenue for the country and government. However, such revenue has significantly declined in recent years. Tuvalu has hardly any tourism. It has no tour guides, tour operators, or organised activities, and no cruise ships visit.
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