Growth, Development + Macro Issues in _____________
Key Macro Data
Background Information
Aspects of Development
Latest annualised GDP
Growth (%)
Currency unit
Latest HDI ranking
Exchange rate system
Policy interest rate
Income inequality HDI
ranking
Inflation (%)
Member of a Regional
Trade Agreement
Gender inequality HDI
ranking
Unemployment rate (%
of labour force)
Current account
balance (% of GDP)
% of population living
in extreme poverty
Fiscal balance
(% of GDP)
Main corporate tax
rate (Per Cent)
Life Expectancy at
birth (years)
Govt debt (% of GDP)
Competitiveness rank
Yield on 10-Yr Govt
Bonds (Per Cent)
Corruption Perception
Ranking
Gini coefficient (Latest
published estimate)
Investment (% of GDP)
Ease of Doing Business
Ranking
Remittances (% of
GDP)
Gross national savings
(% of GDP)
External Debt
(% of GDP)
Overseas aid (% of
GDP)
GDP or GNI per capita
(US $, PPP)
Inward FDI (% of GDP)
Contextual Background on _______________________
Economic Structure
Development and Growth Issues / Policies
Share of GDP by value added (% of GDP)
3 factors limiting development progress
Primary:
1
Industrial:
2
Services:
3
3 main export industries (+ major export firms)
3 policies used to improve competitiveness
1
1
2
2
3
3
3 key risks to this country’s sustainable growth
3 Long term challenges facing this country
1
Challenge 1:
2
Challenge 2:
3
Challenge 3:
Main Strengths and Weaknesses
Economic / Competitive Strengths
Main Weaknesses in their Economy
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Other Notes
Other Useful Contextual Knowledge