25 countries and their GDP growth in 2012
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With the global economy in a slowdown, countries across the world struggled to post good GDP numbers.
Let's take a look at 25 nations, including India, and their growth rate.
Source: The Economist
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India
GDP growth: 6.5 per cent
GDP per head: $1,770 (PPP: $4,270)
Inflation: 8.4 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -4.9
Population: 1.24 billion
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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China
GDP growth: 8.6 per cent
GDP per head: $6,890 (PPP: $10,410)
Inflation: 5.0 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -2.3
Population: 1.34 billion
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Image: A policeman directs the traffic at a busy street of downtown Shanghai.
Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters
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Pakistan
GDP growth: 3.3 per cent
GDP per head: $1,410 (PPP: $2,960)
Inflation: 9.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -5.7
Population: 183.5 million
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Image: A currency exchange trader counts money in his office in Islamabad.
Photographs: Faisal Mahmood/Reuters
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The United States
GDP growth: 2.1 per cent
GDP per head: $51,525 (PPP: $51,525)
Inflation: 2.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -6.6
Population: 317.0 million
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Image: Tourists gather in Times Square in New York.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
GDP growth: 0.5 per cent
GDP per head: $38,850 (PPP: $37,860)
Inflation: 2.3 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -7.8
Population: 63.6 million
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Image: Traffic on the road and the Thames passes the Houses of Parliament in London.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Canada
GDP growth: 1.9 per cent
GDP per head: $53,160 (PPP: $42,850)
Inflation: 1.9 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -2.3
Population: 35.0 million
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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Mexico
GDP growth: 3.7 per cent
GDP per head: $10,420 (PPP: $18,760)
Inflation: 4.0 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -1.4
Population: 116.2 million
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Image: Ice skaters are seen on a skating rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
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France
GDP growth: 0.4 per cent
GDP per head: $40,930 (PPP: $37,240)
Inflation: 2.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -3.5
Population: 64.0 million
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Image: Skaters enjoy the ice on a giant rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Germany
GDP growth: 0.6 per cent
GDP per head: $41,600 (PPP: $41,550)
Inflation: 1.6 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -0.6
Population: 81.8 million
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Image: People are reflected in a shop window as they walk in Potsdamer Street in Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Italy
GDP growth: -0.3 per cent
GDP per head: $32,770 (PPP: $32,510)
Inflation: 1.2 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -1.6
Population: 61.1 million
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Image: Tourists use an iPad tablet in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Spain
GDP growth: -1.2 per cent
GDP per head: $29,260 (PPP: $32,480)
Inflation: 2.9 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -6.3
Population: 46.5 million
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Finland
GDP growth: 1.2 per cent
GDP per head: $47,740 (PPP: $40,100)
Inflation: 2.5 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -0.9
Population: 5.4 million
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Image: Visitors walk down the main street at Moomin World theme park in Naatali, Finland.
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Norway
GDP growth: 2.7 per cent
GDP per head: $100,340 (PPP: $63,690)
Inflation: 1.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 15.7
Population: 5.0 million
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Image: The Royal Palace is seen at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo, Norway.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Sweden
GDP growth: 1.8 per cent
GDP per head: $55,430 (PPP: $43,710)
Inflation: 1.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 0.4
Population: 9.6 million
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Image: People struggle against wind and drifting snow in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Russia
GDP growth: 3.9 per cent
GDP per head: $14,570 (PPP: $18,750)
Inflation: 6.7 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -1.1
Population: 142.5 million
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Image: A view of the Moscow International Business Center and the Mercury City Tower in Moscow.
Photographs: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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Switzerland
GDP growth: 1.2 per cent
GDP per head: $77,340 (PPP: $52,080)
Inflation: 0.0 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 0.4
Population: 8.0 million
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Image: Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Austria
GDP growth: 1.0 per cent
GDP per head: $46,960 (PPP: $43,710)
Inflation: 2.3 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -2.4
Population: 8.5 million
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Image: A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
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Ireland
GDP growth: 0.5 per cent
GDP per head: $45,140 (PPP: $42,030)
Inflation: 1.0 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -8.2
Population: 4.6 million
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Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre, which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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Romania
GDP growth: 2.5 per cent
GDP per head: $8,070 (PPP: $13,380)
Inflation: 3.4 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -2.7
Population: 21.4 million
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Image: A woman rides her bicycle past Romania's National Library in Bucharest.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
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The Czech Republic
GDP growth: 0.6 per cent
GDP per head: $19,050 (PPP: $26,760)
Inflation: 2.6 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -3.1
Population: 10.5 million
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Image: Unesco protected medieval city of Cesky Krumlov, 160km south from Prague.
Photographs: Petr Josek/Reuters
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Belgium
GDP growth: 0.5 per cent
GDP per head: $45,450 (PPP: $41,750)
Inflation: 2.4 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -2.9
Population: 10.7 million
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Image: Tourists walk in Brussels' Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert.
Photographs: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
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South Korea
GDP growth: 3.7 per cent
GDP per head: $24,590 (PPP: $33,310)
Inflation: 2.9 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 2.6
Population: 49.9 million
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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Australia
GDP growth: 3.0 per cent
GDP per head: $66,950 (PPP: $44,390)
Inflation: 2.7 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 0.2
Population: 23.2 million
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Image: An aerial view of Sydney's Opera House and Circular Quay in the city's central business district.
Photographs: Mark Baker/Reuters
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Japan
GDP growth: 1.2 per cent
GDP per head: $45,680 (PPP: $37,430)
Inflation: -0.1 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) -8.2
Population: 125.7 million
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
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Singapore
GDP growth: 4.0 per cent
GDP per head: $53,370 (PPP: $49,350)
Inflation: 3.5 per cent
Budget balance: (per cent GDP) 0.8
Population: 5.5 million
Image: A view of Singapore's financial district skyline.
Photographs: Tim Chong/Reuters
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