Fiscal Year (July-June)

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

GDP (bn. US$)

63.3

62

64

66

62

GDP sector shares (real)

Agriculture

25.9%

25.6%

25.9%

24.6%

24.1%

Manufacturing

17.1%

17.3%

16.8%

17.5%

17.7%

Services sector

48.6%

49.0%

49.0%

50.2%

50.9%

Others

8.4%

8.1%

8.3%

7.7%

7.3%

GDP growth

4.3%

3.2%

4.8%

2.6%

3.6%

GDP sector growth

Agriculture

3.8%

1.9%

6.4%

2.6%

1.4%

Manufacturing

7.9%

3.7%

1.4%

7.1%

4.4%

Services sector

3.2%

5%

4.7%

4.8%

5.1%

GDP per capita (US$)

473

438

446

414

430

National savings (% of GDP)

14.7%

11.7%

13 .8%

15.0%

15.4%

Inflation – consumer prices

7.8%

5.7%

3.6%

4.4%

2.6%

Exports (bn. US$)

8.6

7.8

8.6

9.2

9.12

Exports growth

3.7%

-9.8%

10.2%

6.98%

-0.87%

Imports (bn. US$)

10.1

9.40

10.3

10.72

10.33

Imports growth

-14.9%

-6.8%

10.9%

4.08%

-3.64%

Foreign exchange reserves (mn. US$)

1,737

2,371

2,150

3,220

6260

Workers' remittances (mn.US$)

1,490

1,060

984

1,087

2389

Fiscal revenues (bn. Rupees)

319.2

342.5

387.7

393.91

400

Population (mn. persons)

131.5

134.5

137.5

148.26

145.96

Labour force (mn. persons)

37.7

38.6

39.4

40.69

41.54