Database and Development Indicators

Publications and Papers

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Publications

	Basic Statistics 2006 A back-to-back foldout that contains the most current data on the Millennium Development Goals and selected financial and economic indicators of ADB's Developing Member Countries. This foldout is usually distributed at the ADB's Annual Meeting.
	Development Indicators Reference Manual: Concepts and Definitions A concise and quick reference manual of the concepts and definitions of economic, financial, social, environment and other development indicators; it also includes Millennium Development Goals and many new social indicators.
	Key Indicators 2004: Poverty in Asia: Measurement, Estimates, and Prospects A comprehensive statistical portrait of ADB developing member countries (DMCs), with 30 regional tables that compare the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators, economic, financial and other social indicators across the 42 DMCs; 41 country tables, each with eight-year macro-economic and financial indicator series; and a theme chapter on poverty measurement, estimates and prospects in Asia.
	Key Indicators 2003: Education for Global Participation The Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2003 is the 34th edition of this flagship annual statistical data book of ADB. 38 regional tables of socio-economic and financial indicators, including the Millennium Development Goals indicators, for 40 developing member countries of ADB. 40 country tables with 18 years time-series available on-line in Excel format.
	Handbook on Environment Statistics The Handbook on Environment Statistics attempts to address some of the existing methodological gaps in the field of environment statistics. It is a useful guide to statisticians, environment experts, and government policymakers in their effort to develop a system for collecting environment statistics in developing countries.
	Development of Environment Statistics in Developing Asian and Pacific Countries This publication is a compilation of outputs from the regional technical assistance project RETA 5555, including information from country-specific Framework for Development of Environment Statistics, compedia of environment statistics and technical papers from various workshops. It presents relevant concepts, definitions, methodologies and issues relating to the development of environment statistics as well as selected country experiences.

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Older Issues of Key Indicators

• Key Indicators 2002: Population and Human Resource Trends and Challenges
  The 33rd edition of the flagship annual statistical data book of ADB. 31 regional tables and 38 country tables provide a comprehensive statistical portrait of ADB developing member countries. A thematic chapter examines the population and human resource trends and challenges in the region.
  
  
• Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2001, Volume 32
  In 38 country tables and 40 regional tables, it presents long time series data on economic, financial, environmental and social development, with a thematic chapter on Growth and Change in Asia and the Pacific.
  
  
• Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2000, Volume 31
  Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries is an annual statistical publication of the Asian Development Bank. It presents the most current economic, financial and social data on the Bank's developing member countries.
  

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Briefing Notes

Number 20: Development of Environment Indicators in Selected Asian Pacific Countries, by Bishnu Dev Pant, October 2000 [ PDF: 110kb ]

Number 17: Poverty Incidence in the Asian and Pacific Region: Data Situation and Measurement Issues, by I.P. David, A. Asra and M. de Castro, September 1999 [ PDF: 28kb ]

Number 15: Implications of the Asian Crisis on Estimating Internationally Comparable National Income, by Biswa N. Bhattacharyay, July 1999 [ PDF: 138kb ]

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Papers

Building Statistical Capacities for Improving the Measurement and Monitoring of Development and Aid Effectiveness in ADB's Developing Member Countries, by V.N. Gnanathurai, Assistant Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank, presented at the Roundtable on Better Measuring, Monitoring and Managing for Development Results, Washington, D.C., 5-6 June 2002

Poverty Line: Eight Countries' Experiences and the Issues of Specificity and Consistency, by Abuzar Asra and Vivian Santos-Francisco (Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Poverty, ADB, Manila, 5-9 February 2001) [ PDF: 181kb ]

Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia, Estimates, Decomposition, and Key Issues, by Abuzar Asra, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 5 (1/2) 2000: 91-9111 [ PDF: 97kb ]

Urban-Rural Differences in Costs of Living and their Impact on Poverty Measures, by Abuzar Asra. [ PDF: 176kb ]

Sampling Strategy for Agriculture Censuses and Surveys in Developing Countries, by I.P. David (Paper presented at the International Conference on Agriculture Statistics 2000, 18-20 March 1998, Washington, D.C.) [ PDF: 53kb ]

Ten Years of Statistical System Reengineering in Some Asian Transition Countries, by I.P. David, 1998 [ PDF: 21kb ]

Poverty Assessment in the Philippines and Indonesia: A Methodological Comparison, by A. Asra, I.P. David and R.V. Virola, PIDS Journal of Philippine Development, Second Semester 1997

Sampling Strategy For The 1981 Philippines Census Of Agriculture, by I.P. David, January 1993 [ PDF: 92kb ]

Non Sampling Errors in Agricultural Surveys - Review, Current Findings and Suggestions for Future Research, by I.P. David (Paper for the 1987 Philippine Statistical Association Annual Conference, June 19, 1978, Manila [ PDF: 1693kb ]

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Statistical Reports Series

Report No. 1 - Estimates of the Total External Debt of the Developing Member Countries of ADB: 1991-1983, by I.P. David, September 1984 [ PDF: 2461kb ]

Report No. 2 - Multivariate Statistical and Graphical Classification Techniques Applied to the Problem of Grouping Countries, by I.P. David and D.S. Maligalig, March 1985 [ PDF: 5297kb ]

Report No. 3 - Gross National Product (GNP) Measurement Issues in South Pacific Developing Member Countrie(DMCs) of Asia [ PDF: 110kb ]

Report No. 4 - Estimates of Comparable Savings in Selected DMCs

Report No. 5 - Keeping Sample Survey Design and Analysis Simple, I.P. David, December 1985 [ PDF: 809kb ]

Report No. 6 - External Debt Situation in Asian Developing Countries, by I.P. David, December 1985

Report No. 7 - Study of GNP Measurement Issues in the South Pacific Developing Member Countries. Part I: Existing National Accounts of SPDMCs: Analysis of Methodology and Application of SNA Concepts

Report No. 8 - Study of GNP Measurement Issues in the South Pacific Developing Member Countries. Part II: Factors Affecting Inter-Country Comparability of Per Capita GNP

Report No. 9 - A Survey of the External Debt Situation in Asian Developing Countries - 1985, by Jungsoo Lee and I.P. David, April 1987 [ PDF: 2695kb ]

Report No. 10 - A Survey of the External Debt Situation in Asian Developing Countries - 1986, by Jungsoo Lee and I.P. David, March 1988 [ PDF: 3742kb ]

Report No. 11 - Changing Pattern of Financial Flows to Asian and Pacific Developing Countries, by Jungsoo Lee and I.P. David, March 1989 [ PDF: 17366kb ]

Report No. 12 - The State of Agricultural Statistics in Southeast Asia, by I.P. David, March 1989 [ PDF: 1109kb ]

Report No. 13 - A Survey of the External Debt Situation in Asian and Pacific Developing Countries: 1987-1988, by Jungsoo Lee and I.P. David, July 1989 [ PDF: 3395kb ]

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