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Indonesia
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BASIC FACTS
Capital
Jakarta
Language
Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. There are hundreds of regional languages, among them Javanese. English is widely used for business purposes.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Area size
1811570 sq. km
Area comparison
Slightly smaller than Mexico
Population
| 2009 | 230.0 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 231.4 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 228.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 226.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 223.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 220.4 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 217.5 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 214.6 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 211.7 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
288.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
PEOPLE
Language
Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. There are hundreds of regional languages, among them Javanese. English is widely used for business purposes.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
Future population estimates
288.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
The main ethnic groups include Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese and Papuan. There are also Chinese and Indian minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Islam is the main religion, accounting for 86 percent of the population. Nearly 10 percent are Christian, while Buddhist and Hindu minorities make up most of the rest.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
93 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. There are hundreds of regional languages, among them Javanese. English is widely used for business purposes.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide
Population
| 2009 | 230.0 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009) |
| 2007 | 231.4 million | U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006) |
| 2006 | 228.8 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2005 | 226.1 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2004 | 223.2 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2003 | 220.4 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2002 | 217.5 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2001 | 214.6 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
| 2000 | 211.7 million | U.N. DESA (2006) |
Future population estimates
288.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)
Ethnic groups
The main ethnic groups include Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese and Papuan. There are also Chinese and Indian minorities.
Source: NI World Guide
Religion
Islam is the main religion, accounting for 86 percent of the population. Nearly 10 percent are Christian, while Buddhist and Hindu minorities make up most of the rest.
Source: NI World Guide
Percentage urban population
| 2007 | 50.4 percent | U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005 |
| 2006 | 49.3 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2005 | 48.1 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2004 | 47.0 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2003 | 45.7 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2002 | 44.5 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2001 | 43.3 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
| 2000 | 42.0 percent | U.N. DESA (2005) |
Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
93 (2007)
Source: UNESCO
Percentage of population under 15
| 2005 | 28.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 28.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 29.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 29.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 30.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 30.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
USEFUL INFORMATION
Time zone
GMT +7 West (including Jakarta), GMT +8 Central and GMT +9 East
Climate description
Many local differences in climate within Indonesia, due mainly to two main seasonal wind systems. The east monsoon, from June to September, brings dry weather, while the west monsoon, December to March, brings rain. Stable high temperatures throughout the year with high and often oppressive humidity.
Currency
Rupiah
Telephone dialling code
(+) 62
Driving (left/right)
Left
GMT +7 West (including Jakarta), GMT +8 Central and GMT +9 East
Climate description
Many local differences in climate within Indonesia, due mainly to two main seasonal wind systems. The east monsoon, from June to September, brings dry weather, while the west monsoon, December to March, brings rain. Stable high temperatures throughout the year with high and often oppressive humidity.
Currency
Rupiah
Telephone dialling code
(+) 62
Driving (left/right)
Left
STANDARD OF LIVING
Average life expectancy
Life expectancy - male
Life expectancy - female
Infant mortality
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
Births attended by skilled personnel
Maternal mortality
Human development index (HDI rank)
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
Percentage of undernourished population
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
Population with access to improved sanitation
Literacy - average
Literacy - male
Literacy - female
Landlines telephones
Cellular telephone subscribers
Internet users
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
| 2005 | 69.7 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 67.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 66.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 66.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 66.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 66.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - male
| 2005 | 67.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 65.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 64.9 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 64.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 64.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 64.3 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Life expectancy - female
| 2005 | 71.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 69.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 68.8 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 68.6 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 68.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 68.2 years | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Infant mortality
| 2007 | 25 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 26 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 28 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 30 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 31 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 33 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 33 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 35 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
| 2007 | 31 per 1,000 live births | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2006 | 34 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 2005 | 36 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 2004 | 38 per 1,000 live births | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 2003 | 41 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 45 per 1,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Births attended by skilled personnel
| 1997-2005 | 72 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1996-2004 | 72 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 68 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 64 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2001 | 56 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 1995-2000 | 56 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Maternal mortality
| 2005 | 420 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2000 | 230 per 100,000 live births | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
Human development index (HDI rank)
| 2005 | 107 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 108 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 110 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 111 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 112 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 110 | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
| 2000-2007 | 28 percent | U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009 |
| 2000-2006 | 28 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008 |
| 1996-2005 | 28 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007 |
| 1996-2004 | 28 percent | UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006 |
| 1995-2003 | 26 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1995-2002 | 26 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1995-2000 | 26 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Percentage of undernourished population
| 2003-2005 | 17 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008 |
| 2002-2004average | 6 percent | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006 |
| 2001-2003average | 6 percent | FAO 2006 |
Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
| 2006 | 80 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 77 percent | UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006 |
| 2002 | 78 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 78 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Population with access to improved sanitation
| 2006 | 52 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2008 |
| 2004 | 55 percent | UNICEF and WHO 2006 |
| 2002 | 52 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2000 | 55 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
Literacy - average
| 2004 | 90.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 87.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 87.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 87.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 86.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - male
| 2004 | 94.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 92.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 92.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 91.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Literacy - female
| 2004 | 86.8 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 83.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2002 | 83.4 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2001 | 82.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
| 2000 | 82.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 |
Landlines telephones
| 2008 | 134 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 87 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 67 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 62 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 48 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 38 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 37 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 35 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 33 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Cellular telephone subscribers
| 2008 | 618 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 416 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 288 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 214 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 140 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 87 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 56 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 31 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 18 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Internet users
| 2008 | 108 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2007 | 108 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2006 | 89 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2005 | 35 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2004 | 26 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2003 | 24 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2002 | 21 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2001 | 20 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
| 2000 | 9 per 1,000 people | ITU 2009 |
Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
| 2008 | 126 (joint) | Transparency International 2008 |
| 2007 | 143 (joint) | Transparency International 2007 |
| 2006 | 130 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2005 | 137 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2004 | 133 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2003 | 122 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2002 | 96 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2001 | 88 (joint) | Transparency International |
| 2000 | 85 (joint) | Transparency International |
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report
ECONOMY & AID
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
GNI per capita, Atlas method
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
Annual GDP growth
Annual inflation
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
28.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
| 1990-2005 | 7.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 7.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 7.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1990-2002 | 7.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2001 | 7.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method
| 2007 | 1650 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 1420 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 1250 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 1110 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 920 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 810 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 740 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 590 current US$ | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
| 2007 | 432.8 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 364.6 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 285.9 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 256.8 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 234.8 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 195.7 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 160.4 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 165.0 current US$ billions | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Annual GDP growth
| 2006 | 5.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2005 | 5.7 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2004 | 5.0 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2003 | 4.8 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2002 | 4.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2001 | 3.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
| 2000 | 4.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008 |
Annual inflation
| 2007 | 11.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2006 | 14.1 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2005 | 14.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2004 | 8.6 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2003 | 5.5 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2002 | 5.9 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2001 | 14.3 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
| 2000 | 20.4 percent | World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009 |
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
28.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
HEALTH
Physicians
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
Malaria
Risk exists throughout the year in the whole country except in the Jakarta Municipality, big cities and within the area of the tourist resorts of Bali and Java. P.falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported. P.vivax resistant to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2000-2004 | 13 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 1990-2004 | 13 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 1990-2003 | 16 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1990-2002 | 16 per 100,000 people | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
| 2007 | 0.2 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2006 | 0.2 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2005 | 0.2 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2004 | 0.1 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
| 2003 | 0.1 percent | U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008 |
Malaria
Risk exists throughout the year in the whole country except in the Jakarta Municipality, big cities and within the area of the tourist resorts of Bali and Java. P.falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine reported. P.vivax resistant to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO
TB cases
| 2007 | 228 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2006 | 234 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2005 | 239 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2004 | 245 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2003 | 251 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2002 | 257 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2001 | 263 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
| 2000 | 270 per 100,000 people | WHO 2009 |
CONFLICT & MIGRATION
Number of refugees originating here
Number of refugees residing here
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
Landmine casualties per year
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
Percentage of GDP spent on education
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2008 | 18852 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 20230 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 34728 | Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| 2005 | 34384 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 27919 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 16240 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 9906 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 8970 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 9149 | UNHCR |
Number of refugees residing here
| 2008 | 369 | UNHCR |
| 2007 | 315 | UNHCR |
| 2006 | 301 | UNHCR |
| 2005 | 89 | UNHCR |
| 2004 | 169 | UNHCR |
| 2003 | 233 | UNHCR |
| 2002 | 28596 | UNHCR |
| 2001 | 73551 | UNHCR |
| 2000 | 122618 | UNHCR |
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
| 2009 | 70000 - 120000 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009 | |
| 2008 | 150000-250000 | IDMC 2008 | |
| 2007 | 100000 - 200000 | IDMC 2008 | |
| 2006 | 150000 - 250000 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006 | |
| 2005 | 342000 - 600000 | IDMC 2006 | |
Landmine casualties per year
| 2007 | 8 | Landmine Monitor Report 2008 |
| 2006 | 5 | Landmine Monitor Report 2008 |
| 2004 | 0 | Landmine Monitor Report 2005 |
| 2003 | 8 | Landmine Monitor Report 2004 |
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report
Percentage of GDP spent on military
| 2005 | 1.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2004 | 1.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2003 | 1.5 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
Percentage of GDP spent on education
| 2002-2005 | 0.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2002-2004 | 0.9 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2000-2002 | 1.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 1999-2001 | 1.3 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 1998-2000 | No data available percent |
Percentage of GDP spent on health
| 2004 | 1.0 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| 2003-2004 | 1.1 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2006 |
| 2002 | 1.2 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2005 |
| 2001 | 0.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2004 |
| 2000 | 0.6 percent | UNDP - Human Development Report 2003 |
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