Introducon

The South Asian Associa on for Regional Coopera on (SAARC)

was established in 1985 with a broad objec ve of promo ng the
welfare of the people of South Asia through regional coopera on.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
are the founder members of the organiza on from its establishment.
The number of member States reaches to eight when Afghanistan
became a member of SAARC in 2007.
The SAARC Group on Sta s cs (SAARCSTAT) was formed in
2004 to commence coopera on in the field of sta s cs among the
member states. So far, seven mee ngs of heads of SAARC Sta s cal
Organiza on have been held in dierent countries. The last mee ng
was held in Sri-Lanka in 2015. These mee ngs have been very frui ul
in sharing experiences and promo ng sta s cal system in South
Asia region. Various decisions and ini a ves have been taken in the
subsequent mee ngs to develop common concepts, classifica ons
and standards for the produc on of comparable sta s cs and
indicators of the region. As per the decision of the fourth mee ng

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of the heads of SAARC sta s cal organiza ons, a leaflet "SAARC
in Figures" has been ini ated to publish by the Central Bureau of
Sta s cs, Nepal.
The present issue "SAARC in Figures 2016", a concise leaflet
a empts to present sta s cal facts and figures on various social and
economic situa ons of the member countries under nineteen broad
headings. Central Bureau of Sta s cs (CBS), Nepal is pleased to bring
out this third issue of the "SAARC in Figures" and believes that the
leaflet would be helpful to briefly introduce the region. Besides, the
leaflet would be useful to envisage the regional development agenda
post-2015 for this region.
CBS would like to thank all the NSOs of the member states and
other concerned agencies for supplying informa on for this issue.
Comments and construc ve sugges ons that would be useful to
improve future issues are hear ly welcome.
Central Bureau of Stascs
Kathmandu, Nepal
August 2016

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SAARC in Figures 2016
1 . Population and Demography
Remarks
(Comments
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka obtained from
India)

29157.1 158.9 757 1210569 331 26494.5 191710 20966

Population (000)
(2016) (2015) (2015) (2011) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2015)
Population growth 2.03 1.37 1.8 1.8 1.69 1.35 1.92 0.9
rate (%) (2016) (2015) (2005) (2011) (2006) (2011) (2015) (2015)
44.6 1077 19.7 382 1053 180 241 334
Population density
(2016) (2015) (2015) (2011) (2010) (2011) (2015) (2015)
104.9 100.3 108.1 106.07 103 94.2 106.8 94.0
Sex ratio
(2016) (2015) (2015) (2011) (2006) (2011) (2015) (2012)
Crude Birth Rate 18.8 18.5 21.6 22 21.8 26.1 16
NA
(CBR) (2015) (2012) (2012) (2010) (2011) (2015) (2015)
Crude Death Rate 5.1 8.5 7.0 3 7.3 6.8 6.3
NA
(CDR) (2015) (2012) (2012) (2010) (2011) (2015) (2015)
Total Fertility Rate 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.5 3.2 2.4
NA
(TFR) (2015) (2012) (2012) (2006) (2011) (2015) (2012)
Life expectancy at 69.4 67.3 64.6 73 65.5 62.5 72.0
NA
birth, Males (Years) (2015) (2013) (2006-10) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2012)
Life expectancy at 72.0 68.9 67.7 74.8 67.9 67.3 78.6
NA
birth, Females (Years) (2015) (2013) (2006-10) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2012)

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2 . Urbanization and International Migration

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Urban population (% 23.6 28.76 31.0 31.2 35 17.1 77.9 18.2

of total population) (2016) (2015) (2012) (2011) (2006) (2011) (2015) (2012)
Absentee Population 2681 1921.5
NA NA NA NA NA NA
(Abroad) (000) (2006) (2011)
Foreign population 79 138.9
NA NA NA NA NA NA
(000) (2012) (2011)

3. Child and Maternal Health (2009)

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Infant mortality (per 29 30.0 42 9 46 66 8.2

134
1000 live births) (2015) (2013) (2012) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2013)
Under five mortality 36 37.3 52 11 54 18.7 10.0
199
(per 1000 live births) (2015) (2013) (2012) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2013)
Underweight children 39.3 45 12.7 43 30.4 28.8 81 17.0
under five year (%) (2004) (2010) (2010) (2005-06) (2001) (2011) (2012) (2013)
Children under 1
84 97.2 74.1 99 88 84 99.5
immunized againsat 76
(2014) (2013) (2009) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2015)
measles (%)
DPT3 immunisation 97 55.3 99.5 91.3 88 99.0
83 NA
(%) (2012) (2005-06) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2015)
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Maternal mortlity
1400 181 86.0 178 13 229 260 22.0
ratio (per 100000 live
(2008) (2015) (2013) (2012) (2012) (2010) (2011) (2010)
births )
Antenatal care cover-
31.2 81.7 47.9 50.1 28 93.0
age at least four visits NA 85
(2014) (2013) (2005-06) (2011) (2007) (2007)
(%)
Birth attended by
24 42.1 89 83.4 96 36 58 99.0
skilled health per-
(2008) (2014) (2014) (2012) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2007)
sonnel

4 . Contraceptive and HIV/AIDS

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Contraceptive preva-
23 62.1 65.6 56.3 23.6 49.7 32 68.4
lence rate 15-49 years
(2008) (2015) (2010) (2005-06) (2012) (2011) (2015) (2007)
female
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.01 0.12 0.1 <0.1
HIV prevalence rate NA
(2012) (2012) (2011) (2010) (2013) (2009) (2015)
Comprehensive correct
62.4 17.3 25.8 17.3
knowledge of HIV/ NA NA NA NA
(2014) (2005-06) (2011) (2007)
AIDS (female)
Comprehensive correct
18 33.0 33.9
knowledge of HIV/ NA NA NA NA NA
(2007) (2005-06) (2011)
AIDS (male)
Comprehensive correct
knowledge of HIV/ 23.2 36.4
NA NA NA NA NA NA
AIDS (total) (Aged (2013) (2014)
15-24 yrs)
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5. Prevalence of Malaria and Tuberculosis (2009)

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Malaria per 100000 238 281 6.1 106 0 40 0.24

450 Provisional
population (2015) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2012) (2011) (2014)
Tuberculosis preva-
340 79.4 1.5 249 30 238
lence rate per 100000 NA NA
(2015) (2010) (2011) (2012) (2012) (2011)
population
Tuberculosis incidence
227 225 181 39 230 44.5
rate per 100000 pop- 189 163
(2014) (2013) (2012) (2010) (2011) (2015)
ulation
Tuberculosis detection 43 85 59 45 90 91 68.4
48
rate under DOTS % (2010) (2012) (2011) (2012) (2011) (2012-13) (2015)

6. Health Care and Resources

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

National Council
Doctors (Physicians) 3 4 3.3 13.5 16 4.7 10 8.5 Registered doctor
(Allopathic+
per 10000 population (2015) (2014) (2014) (2011) (2010) (2011) (2015) (2014) AYUSH)

Hospital beds per 5 8 18 5.7 23 6 38.6 Government

NA hospitals only
10000 population (2015) (2014) (2012) (2011) (2009) (2015) (2014) (Provisional)

Total health expendi- 7.4 0.7 2.4 1.4 8 1.1 0.42 106
ture as % of GDP (2009) (2014) (201415) (2012-13) (2009) (2011) (2015) (2015)

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7. Education and Literacy
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Net enrolment rate in 97.7 95.2 90.8 93.6 95.3 67 97.5

77.2
primary education (%) (2015) (2015) (2012-13) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
Survival rate to last
81.3 83 80.1 116 84.2 69 99.3
grade of primary NA
(2015) (2015) (2012-13) (2011) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
education ( %)
Literacy rate (6 years 63.6 63 74.0 65.9 60 95.7 Literacy Rate (7
NA 93.8 years and over for
and over) ( %) (2015) (2012) (2011) (2011) (2014-15) (2012) India)

Adult literacy rate (15 64.6 55 66.0 95.8 60 57 93.3

NA
years and over) (%) (2015) (2015) (2007-08) (2006) (2006) (2014-15) (2015)
Public expenditure on
1.85 5.1 3.3 3.6 2.1 2.0
education as percent NA 8.1
(2015) (2014 - 15) (2012-13) (2010-11) (2013-14) (2015)
of GDP
8. Employment and Labour Force
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Labour force 54.2 60.7 62.6 55.9 53.8 71.5 45.2 53.3 Age 15+, US
(PS+SS) for India
participation rate (2009) (2013) (2014) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
7 4.3 2.6 2.3 11.7 2.1 5.9 4.3
Unemployment rate
(2009) (2013) (2014) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
Employment in 69.6 45.1 60.2 48.9 4.2 73.9 42.3 28.5
agriculture (%) (2004) (2013) (2011) (2011-12) (2009) (2008) (2014-15) (2014)
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9. Poverty and Inequality

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Population living
24.8 12.04 21.9 25.2 12.4 6.7
below the national 42 (2007) 15
(2015) (2012) (2011) (2011) (2008) (2012/13)
poverty line
Proportion of
49.6 55.1 21.4
population below $ NA <2 (2012) NA 8 (2010) NA
(2005) (2005) (2008)
1.25 (PPP) a day
0.458 0.36 0.37 0.275 0.48
Gini coefficient NA NA 32.8 (2011)
(2010) (2012) (2010) (2011) (201213)
Human development
0.465 0.570 0.605 0.609 0.706 0.548 0.538 0.757
index 2014#

HDI rank in 2014# 171 142 132 130 104 145 147 73

10. Women and Empowerment

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Female headed 12.7 29.3 56.1 24.3

NA 0.1 (2011) 25.7 (2011) NA
household (%) (2015) (2012) (2009) (2012)
Women in national 70 29.5 5.8
27 (2010) 8.3 (2014) 0.1 (2014) 7 (2010) 22 (2012)
Parliament % (2014) (2015) (201516)

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11. National Accounts

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

GDP at PPP (USD, 461 9388876 5755 at factor cost in

NA NA NA NA NA IRs Crore for
million) (2012) (2012-13) (2012) India

GDP per capita at PPP 3123 77148 3925 at factor cost in

NA NA 9332 NA NA IRs Crore for
(USD) (2014) (2012-13) (2015) India

1316 2431.7 76188 737.33 1512 3837 at factor cost in

GNI per capita (USD) NA NA IRs Crore for
(2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015) India

Growth rate of real -2.4 6.55 5.46 4.5 4.58 4.24 4.8 at factor cost
0.9 (2012)
GDP (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Private consumption
84.1 72.44 46.41 57.1 81.51 79.2 70.4
expenditure (% of NA
(2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
GDP)
Gross domestic capital 19.4 28.89 57.7 34.8 38.8 15.12 30.1
NA
formation (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Export of goods and 7 17.34 36.3 24.0 11.51 10.95 20.5
NA
services (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Imports of goods and 49.3 24.75 57.3 30.7 40.75 17.11 28.0
NA
services (% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)
Gross domestic saving 3.6 22.16 36.7 30.1 11.92 15.08 22.6
NA
(% of GDP) (2016) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2014) (2014-15P) (2015)

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12. Money, Finance and Prices

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

3.8 6.41 4.58 10.1 6.9 7.2 2.8 3.8

Growth rate of CPI
(2016) (2015) (2015) (2013) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Growth rate of food 4.0 6.68 8.63 12.1 5.23 9.6 2.1 5.2
CPI (2016) (2015) (2013) (2013) (2011) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Money supply M2 (% 51.96 57.17 62 88.4 40.8 36.3
22.6 NA
of GDP) (2015) (2014) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Government revenue 8.7 10.78 20.14 28.9 19.1 10.0 13.1
NA
as percent of GDP (2009) (2015) (2014) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Government
21.8 15.81 30.85 43.8 24.0 13.4 13.5
expenditure as percent NA
(2009) (2015) (2014) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2014)
of GDP
Fiscal balance as % -13.1 -4.6 -2.4 -13 -2.2 -3.4 -7.4
NA
of GDP (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Official exchange
77.67 61.03 53.44 15.4 99.2 104.1 135.9
rate (per USD, annual 46.45
(2015) (2014) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
average)

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13. Globalization
Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Trade in goods balance -58.2 -5.40 -21.8 -69 -31.3 -5.9 -10.3
NA
(% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Trade in services -2.6 -2.01 -3.1 14.94 68 1.3 -0.72 2.8
balance (% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Current account -3.9 -0.55 -30.2 -4.97 -27.1 -30.0 -0.6 -2.2
balance (% of GDP) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Workers remittances
15317 6222.6 16034 6981
received (USD, NA NA NA NA
(2015) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
million)
Workers remittances 7.85 29.1 6.54 8.5
NA NA NA NA
received (% of GDP) (2015) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
FDI net inflows (USD, 185 2235 2323995.7 104.23 1002 660
NA 164
million) (2009) (2015) (2012) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
FDI net inflows (% of 1.5 1.15 0.59 0.41 0.8
NA 1.3 (2012) 7.9
GDP) (2009) (2015) (2012) (2014-15) (2015)
International reserves 198 25025 958.5 298 1589.9 21.46 8288
NA
(USD, million) (2009) (2015) (2014-15) (2012) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Total external debt 2328 23901 1907.67 962.6 3457.3 55.1 44797
NA
(USD, million) (2009) (2015) (2014) (2010) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
Total external debt (% 12.24 97.39 16.1 19.5 54.4
NA NA 46.4
of GDP) (2015) (2014) (2014-15) (2014-15) (2015)
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14. Tourism

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

International tourists 589 57.4 6577 790.1 1798

NA 958 (2012) 914 (2011)
(000) (2014) (2014) (2012) (2014) (2015)
Income from tourists 158.1 73.2 94487 471.8 2980.6 Crore IRs
NA 1970.2 363 (2011)
(USD, million) (2014) (2014) (2012) (2014) (2015) for India

15. Transport

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Total road networks 21.3 10.7 4685.8 26.9 263.9 12.4

42.2 (2006) 0.1 (2005)
(K.M. 000) (2014) (2014) (2012-13) (2015) (2013-14) (2014)
Total number of 780.4 1719 141866 1995.4 17715.4 5633
69 (2014) 56 (2012)
vehicles (000) (2008) (2014) (2012-13) (2015) (2013-14) (2014)
Total rail networks 2.87 not appli- 64600 7791 1459
NA NA 59 (2009)
(KM) (2014) cable (2012) (2012) (2013)

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16. Environment

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

CO2 emissions (million 71.5 1745.1 0.1 12.7

NA NA 1.03 NA
tons) (2014) (2011) (2013) (2010)
Consumption of Ozone
0.4 1.2 0.5
depleting substances 1.6 NA NA 12 NA
(2012) (2009) (2007)
(grams per capita)
Forest area as % of 2.1 11.1 70.4 21.05 3.3 39.6 7.7 29.7
total land area (2010) (2011) (2010) (2011) (2010) (2015) (2013-14) (2013)

17. Communications

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Fixed telephone lines 0.6 2.3 2.4 7 3.13 1.7 13

0.4
per 100 population (2014) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2014) (2013-14) (2014)
Mobile cellular
74.3 61.6 70.6 169.5 83.23 60.7 107
subscriptions per 100 39.2
(2014) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2014) (2013-14) (2014)
population
Internet user per 100 24.2 35 17.4 26.5 26.1 16.4
3.3 12
population (2014) (2014) (2013) (2012) (2013) (2014)

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18. Water and Sanitation

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Access to improved
97.9 95 96.5 83.6 86 89.7
water source (percent 48 91
(2015) (2014) (2011) (2014) (2014-15) (2015)
of population)
Access to improved
73.5 71.8 55.04 60.1 73
sanitation (percent of 37 98 95 (2012)
(2015) (2012) (2012) (2014) (2014-15)
population)

19. Electricity

Description/Country Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka

Total electricity 45.8 7.16 911.7 0.03 4.6 104.6 12.4

NA
generation (billion kwh) (2015) (2014) (2012-13) (2012) (2014) (2014-15) (2014)
Total electricity used 288.2 2572.2 879.2 122 519
NA NA NA
(per capital kwh) (2015) (2012) (2011-12) (2013) (2013)
Household with elec- 77.9 91.5 67.3 99.8 67.3 93.5 96
25 (2005)
trification (%) (2015) (2012) (2011) (2009) (2013) (2014-15) (2013)
Household electricity
194.3 252.7
consumption (Kwh per NA NA NA NA
(2015) (2012)
capita)

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 SAARC Summits
First SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 1985
Second SAARC Summit, Bangalore, 1986
Third SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 1987
Fourth Summit, Islambad, 1988
Fi h SAARC Summit, Male, 1990
Sixth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1991
Seventh SAARC Summit. Dhaka, 1993
Eighth SAARC Summit, New Delhi 1995
Nineth SAARC Summit, Male, 1997
Tenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 1998
Eleventh SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 2002
Twel h SAARC Summit, Islamabad, 2004
Thirteenth SAARC Summit, Dhaka, 2005
Fourteenth SAARC Summit, New Delhi, 2007
Fi eenth SAARC Summit, Colombo, 2008
Sixteenth SAARC Summit, Thimphu, 2010
Seventeenth SAARC Summit, Addu City, 2011

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Eighteenth SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, 2014

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 SAARCSTAT Meengs
The SAARC Group on Sta s cs (SAARCSTAT) was formed in 2004
to commence coopera on in the field of sta s cs among the
member states. Seven mee ngs of the heads of SAARC Sta s cal
Organiza ons have so far been held are as follows:

First SAARCSTAT Mee ng, India (26-27 May, 2005)

Second SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Bangladesh (17-18 April, 2008)
Third SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Bhutan (18-19 November, 2010)
Fourth SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Pakistan (24-25 October, 2011)
Fi h SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Maldives (4-5 November, 2012)
Sixth SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Nepal (12-13 June, 2014)
Seventh SAARCSTAT Mee ng, Sri-Lanka (23-24 July, 2015)

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