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Emerging Markets

24 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE EMERGING MARKETS

World Economics has combined 24 countries to represent the Emerging Markets. Overall these countries account for 50% of Global GDP and 66% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Emerging Markets are home to over 4.3 billion people with an average life expectancy of 75 years and a current median age of 34 against a global average of 30.



Economics




Emerging Market
Countries
Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions
CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2012-2022
Share of
Global
GDP
%
Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2012-2022
Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$
Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Brazil 4,295.9 0.4% 2.5% 0.4% 19,948 66.2%
Chile 606.3 2.6% 0.4% 0.3% 31,496 30.3%
China 31,583.1 6.2% 18.5% 31.7% 21,804 62.4%
Colombia 1,084.7 3.1% 0.6% 0.6% 21,056 45.9%
Czech Republic 496.0 2.0% 0.3% 0.2% 46,197 36.2%
Egypt 2,010.0 4.2% 1.2% 1.5% 18,935 59.8%
Greece 419.0 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 40,611 139.9%
Hungary 423.3 3.4% 0.2% 0.3% 44,062 60.7%
India 15,801.2 5.5% 9.3% 14.6% 11,233 52.3%
Indonesia 4,810.2 4.2% 2.8% 3.6% 17,233 29.1%
Korea, Rep. 2,873.5 2.6% 1.7% 1.4% 55,982 44.1%
Kuwait 291.2 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 66,470 5.2%
Malaysia 1,280.7 3.9% 0.8% 0.9% 38,596 51.2%
Mexico 3,369.8 1.3% 2.0% 0.9% 25,614 41.9%
Peru 659.8 2.7% 0.4% 0.3% 19,587 22.8%
Philippines 1,379.6 4.8% 0.8% 1.1% 12,263 42.3%
Poland 1,673.6 3.5% 1.0% 1.1% 44,345 39.8%
Qatar 315.9 2.0% 0.2% 0.1% 106,004 38.3%
Saudi Arabia 2,439.1 2.1% 1.4% 1.0% 68,045 17.6%
South Africa 1,177.1 1.8% 0.7% 0.4% 19,375 46.7%
Taiwan 1,564.2 3.4% 0.9% 1.0% 65,480 19.7%
Thailand 1,849.3 1.9% 1.1% 0.7% 26,389 42.0%
Turkey 3,679.1 5.2% 2.2% 3.3% 42,999 28.6%
United Arab Emirates 810.1 2.5% 0.5% 0.4% 80,352 25.5%

Emerging Markets
Totals / Averages:
84,892.6 N/A 49.8% 66.1% 39,337* 43.7%*


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Notes:
  • GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Emerging Markets data.
  • Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Offical GDP data quality is often poor in Emerging Market countries. See data quality for individual countries.







Demography




Emerging Market
Countries
Population
Data Quality
Grade
Total
Population
Millions
Life Expectancy
Years
Median
Age
Years
Statistical Capacity
0-100 Index
Age Dependency
Total






Brazil A 215.4 73 32.8 81.1 56.9
Chile B 19.3 79 34.9 86.7 54.8
China A 1,448.5 78 37.9 80.0 55.5
Colombia B 51.5 73 30.8 82.2 56.5
Czech Republic B 10.7 78 42.6 100.0 42.6
Egypt B 106.2 70 23.9 82.2 39.2
Greece B 10.3 80 44.7 100.0 42.3
Hungary D 9.6 75 42.7 40.0 46.2
India C 1,406.6 67 27.6 76.7 51.9
Indonesia B 279.1 68 29.4 85.6 52.4
Korea, Rep. A 51.3 84 43.4 100.0 60.1
Kuwait A 4.4 79 38.3 100.0 65.6
Malaysia B 33.2 75 29.9 76.7 56.7
Mexico A 131.6 70 29.0 80.0 50.6
Peru B 33.7 70 28.2 80.0 47.0
Philippines B 112.5 72 24.5 82.2 43.8
Poland A 37.7 69 40.9 78.9 48.0
Qatar A 3.0 81 33.0 100.0 79.3
Saudi Arabia A 35.8 66 29.8 100.0 59.6
South Africa C 60.8 81 27.1 81.1 47.0
Taiwan A 23.9 84 41.3
Thailand A 70.1 79 39.3 83.3 56.5
Turkey A 85.6 76 30.9 81.1 53.2
United Arab Emirates C 10.1 79 32.8 100.0 79.7

Emerging Markets
Totals / Averages:
N/A 4,250.7 75* 34.0* 85.1* 54.1*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.


Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets;
         B: Use with caution;
         C: Unreliable for many purposes
         D: Extremely poor quality.








Environmental, Social and Governance




Emerging Market
Countries:
Carbon Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Methane Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Population in Poverty
% of Pop
Years of Schooling
Years
Rule
of Law
0-100 Index
Corruption Levels
0-100 Index






Brazil 488.9 443.0 2% 8 46.3 38
Chile 85.4 11.9 0% 11 73.8 67
China 11,472.4 1,213.1 0% 8 53.6 45
Colombia 91.7 78.4 10% 9 42.4 39
Czech Republic 97.1 12.5 0% 13 78.6 56
Egypt 249.6 78.2 4% 10 47.2 30
Greece 56.3 9.0 0% 11 60.8 52
Hungary 48.4 6.9 0% 12 65.0 42
India 2,709.7 668.8 23% 7 50.9 40
Indonesia 619.3 389.7 2% 9 47.6 34
Korea, Rep. 616.1 22.6 0% 13 78.6 63
Kuwait 106.1 25.4 0% 7 58.8 42
Malaysia 256.0 39.7 0% 11 65.6 47
Mexico 407.2 143.3 3% 9 34.4 31
Peru 56.3 33.4 4% 9 40.9 36
Philippines 144.3 66.6 3% 10 38.0 33
Poland 328.6 28.7 0% 9 63.0 55
Qatar 95.7 22.2 0% 10 74.1 58
Saudi Arabia 672.4 113.8 0% 4 58.1 51
South Africa 435.9 82.3 19% 13 55.8 43
Taiwan 282.9 - 0% 14 - 68
Thailand 278.5 71.3 0% 9 55.4 36
Turkey 446.2 49.3 0% 9 43.2 36
United Arab Emirates 204.1 51.0 0% 13 71.8 67

Emerging Markets
Totals/Averages:
20,249.1 3,661.2 N/A 10* 56.7* 46*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
    Corruption Perceptions Index: 0 = High levels of corruption, 100 = Low levels of corruption.
  • Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.



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