Rapid Growth in Low Income Economies

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GDP Growth Rate in Percent, 1971-95

A remarkable trend in the world economy over the past 25 years has been the burgeoning role played by developing countries, in particular the populous economies of east and south Asia. For more information see http://www.wri.org/trends/econgrow.html.

Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators 1997, on diskette (The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1997).