This document provides an overview and comparison of some developing and developed economies, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Australia, and Norway. It summarizes key indicators such as poverty rates, unemployment rates, per capita income, main occupations, population growth rates, exports, and Human Development Index rankings. For example, it notes that Brazil has a poverty rate of 21.4% and per capita income of $3,167 while Australia has an unemployment rate of 6.4% and per capita income of $62,822. The document presents statistics for each country across these various economic and social indicators.
3. o Poverty
o Unemployment
o Per Capita (PCI)
o Main Occupation
o Population Growth
o Exports of Primary Goods
o Human Development Index (HDI)
FACTORS
4. 1-Brazil
o Poverty Rate
Population below poverty line: 21.4%
PS: Official Brazilian data show 4.2% of the population being below the
"extreme" poverty line in 2011.
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
5. o Unemployment Rate
Highest: January 2002-04 (13.1%)
Lowest: December 2011-13 (4.7%)
o Per Capita Income (PCI)
Per capita $3167
o Main Occupation
Tourism
Engineering
Gas and Petroleum
Agriculture
Biofuel industry
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
6. o Population Growth Rate
0.9% annual change (2013)
o Exports of Primary Goods
Net Exports $256 billion (2013est.)
Goods of Exports: Transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, autos,
coffee.
o Human Development Index
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Date HDI HDI Ranking
2013 0.744 79º
2012 0.742 80º
2011 0.740 78º
7. 2-Costa Rica
Poverty Rate
Costa Rica has the lowest poverty rate in Central America. Despite this it has
struggled to keep the amount of persons below the poverty line under 20% of
the population.
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
8. DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
Year Total Poverty Extreme Poverty Non Extreme Poverty
2011 21.6% 15.2% 6.4%
2010 21.3% 15.3% 6.0%
Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate in Costa Rica increased to 10 percent in the third quarter of 2014 from
9% in the second quarter of 2014. Unemployment Rate in Costa Rica averaged 9.70%from
2010 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 10.91 percent in the third quarter of 2011 and a
record low of 8.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013.
9. Per Capita Income
Per capita $4893
Main Occupation
o Own a Business
o Call Centers
o Freelance Writer
o Agriculture
Population Growth Rate
1.4% annual change (2013)
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
10. Exports of Primary Goods
Bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; seafood;
electronic components, medical equipment worth of $11.66 billion (2013).
Human Development Index
Increased by 0.763
Rank: 68th
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
11. 3-Pakistan
Poverty Rate
40%people living below poverty line.
in the survey from 2007-08, overall poverty stood at 17.2 per
cent, while the minimum wage was considered to be $1.25.
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
12. Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate in Pakistan decreased to 6 percent in the second quarter
of 2013 from 6.30 percent in the first quarter of 2013. Unemployment Rate in
Pakistan averaged 5.43 percent from 1985 until reaching an all time high of
7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2002 and a record low of 3.10 percent
in the fourth quarter of 1987. Unemployment Rate in Pakistan is reported by
the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Per Capita Income
$2515
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
13. Main Occupation
Agriculture 45.1%
Industry 20.7%
Services 34.2%
Population Growth Rate
1.6% annual change (2013)
Exports of Primary Goods
Net Exports: $ 25.05billion
Goods of Exports: Linens 10%, Cotton & Yarn 9.2%, Rice 7.9%, Refined
Petroleum 3.2%, Cement 2.3%.
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
14. Human Development Index
Pakistan’s HDI for 2013 is 0.537 which is in the low index category placing
the country at the 146th position out of 187 countries and territories.
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
15. 1-Australia
Poverty Rate
The Report, Poverty In Australia, shows that in 2010, after taking account of
housing costs, an estimated 2,265,000 people or 12.5% of all people, including
575,000 children (17.3% of all children), lived in households below the most
austere poverty line widely used in international research.
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
16. Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 6.40 percent in January of
2015 from 6.10 percent in December of 2014. Unemployment Rate in
Australia averaged 6.91 percent from 1978 until 2015, reaching an all time
high of 10.90 percent in December of 1992 and a record low of 4 percent
in February of 2008.
Per Capita Income
Per capita $62,822
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
17. Main Occupation
o Managers
o Professionals
o Technicians and Trades Workers
o Machinery Operators And Drivers
o Sales Workers
o Labourers
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
18. Population Growth
1.8% annual change (2013)
Exports of Primary Goods
Net Exports $258.8 billion (2012 est.)
Major goods of export
Coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport
equipment.
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
20. 2-Norwary
Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate
SSB’s numbers showed 73,800 children living in relative
poverty in Norway in the most recent reporting years of 2007-
2009. That’s up by 6,500 since the current government took
over in 2005. A family of three living on household income of
less than NOK 273,000 is considered below the poverty line in
Norway.
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
21. Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate in Norway remained unchanged at 3.70 percent in
December of 2013 from 3.70 percent in November of 2014. Unemployment
Rate in Norway averaged 3.44 percent from 1997 until 2014, reaching an all
time high of 4.70 percent in July of 2005 and a record low of 2.30 percent in
March of 2008. Unemployment Rate in Norway is reported by the Statistics
Norway.
Per Capita Income
Per capita $100,438
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23. Population Growth Rate
1.3% annual change (2013)
Total population in 2013 was 5,136,700
Exports of Primary Goods
Net exports: $162.7 billion (2012 est.)
Goods of exports: Petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and
equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish.
DEVELOPED ECONOMIES