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Country Average 10 year GDP growth 1996-2005 (%) Average 5 year annual disposable income 2001-2005 (US$) Annual lending rate 2004 (%) Annual inflation rate 2005 (%)
Algeria 4.01 1,202 8 3.5
Argentina 2.5 2,343 6.8 9.5
Australia 3.65 13,678 8.85 2.34
Austria 2.22 18,421 6.4 2
Bangladesh 5.34 NA 14 6.2
Belgium 2.07 17,216 6.7 2.3
Brazil 2.22 1,753 54.9 6.8
Bulgaria 2.28 1,798 8.8 4.4
Canada 3.33 15,483 4 2.2
Chile 4.26 3,287 5.1 2.9
China 9 555 5.6 3
Colombia 2.2 1,279 15.1 5.2
Costa Rica 4.35 NA 23.4 12.6
Cuba NA NA NA 3
Cyprus 3.46 NA 7.7 2.5
Czech Republic 2.55 4,018 6 2
Denmark 2.15 18,148 7.1 1.7
Dominican Republic 5.61 NA 32.6 3.7
Egypt 4.87 738 13.4 8.8
Estonia 6.61 3,247 5.7 3.9
Finland 3.47 16,955 3.7 1
France 2.19 17,732 6.6 1.9
Germany 1.33 18,363 9.7 1.7
Greece 3.87 9,946 5.9 3.58
Guatemala 3.23 NA 13.8 7.6
Hong Kong 3.93 18,926 5 1
Hungary 4.04 4,207 12.8 4
India 6.24 382 10.9 3.9
Indonesia 2.92 581 14.1 8.2
Iran 4.96 NA NA 18.5
Ireland 7.43 17,026 2.6 2.3
Israel 3.25 10,058 7.4 1.2
Italy 1.28 16,155 4.5 2.1
Japan 1.22 20,857 1.8 -.4
Latvia 6.89 2,359 7.5 6.3
Lithuania 6 2,973 5.7 2.7
Luxembourg 5.1 NA NA 2.4
Malaysia 4.74 2,404 6.1 3
Malta 2.69 NA 5.3 2.4
Mexico 3.68 4,214 7.2 4.3
Morocco 3.96 897 11.5 2
Netherlands 2.28 17,571 2.8 1.4
New Zealand 3.15 10,601 11.5 2.7
Norway 2.83 21,110 4 1.4
Paraguay 1.22 NA 33.5 4.8
Peru 3.3 1,578 14.5 1.8
Philippines 4.16 538 10.1 8.2
Poland 4.19 3,838 7.6 2.2
Portugal 2.35 9,187 5.4 2.3
Romania 2.24 1,674 53.8 8.8
Russia 3.95 1,691 11.4 12.8
Saudi Arabia 3.29 3,543 NA 1
Singapore 5.16 16,556 5.3 .7
Slovak Republic 4.28 3,295 9.1 2.7
Slovenia 3.88 3,295 8.7 2.6
South Africa 3.28 1,854 11.3 3.9
South Korea 4.53 7,755 5.9 3.1
Spain 3.62 11,437 4.3 3.2
Sweden 2.73 14,544 4 .8
Switzerland 1.5 27,356 3.2 1.3
Taiwan 4.43 8,828 NA 1.5
Thailand 2.83 1,319 5.5 4.2
Turkey 4.28 1,972 33 8.4
Ukraine 2.95 432 17.4 14.2
United Arab Emirates 6.06 9,962 NA 1.9
United Kingdom 2.77 19,858 4.4 2
United States 3.33 24,608 4.3 3.1
Uruguay 1.7 NA 23.7 5.2
Venezuela 1.83 3,123 18.5 16.6
Vietnam 7.14 289 8.7 3.5

Source: Euromonitor

Annual lending rate 2004 (%)
Exceptions: Austria (2000), Bangladesh (2005), Denmark (2002), New Zealand (2005), Portugal (2000), Romania (2000), Spain (2002), Turkey (2000)

Annual inflation rate 2005 (%)
Exceptions: Cuba (2000)


Date Modified: 2006-10-10 Important Notices