ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Publications and Documents
Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
Basic Statistics Series
The Basic Statistics brochure presents data on selected social, economic, and SDG indicators such as population, poverty, annual growth rate of gross domestic product, inflation, and government finance for economies in Asia and the Pacific.
Basic Statistics 2023
Basic Statistics 2023 presents data for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific on development indicators tracking progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Basic Statistics 2022
Basic Statistics 2022 presents data for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific on development indicators tracking progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic Statistics 2021
Basic Statistics 2021 presents data for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific on development indicators tracking progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic Statistics 2020
Basic Statistics 2020 presents development indicators for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific, including new data on economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic Statistics 2019
Basic Statistics 2019 presents development indicators for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific, including Niue as the newest member of the Asian Development Bank.
Basic Statistics 2018
Basic Statistics 2018 contains development indicators for 45 economies in the Asia and Pacific region. The publication covers selected core indicators such as international and national poverty rates, inflation, and current account balance.
Basic Statistics 2017
Basic Statistics 2017 contains development indicators for 45 economies in the Asia and Pacific Region. The publication covers selected indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Basic Statistics 2016
Basic 2016 statistics covers social and economic indicators for developing countries in Asia and the Pacific, such as GDP rate, inflation rate, current account balance, the percentage of population below the poverty line, and others.
Basic Statistics 2015
Basic Statistics 2015 covers the indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as the proportion of population living below the poverty line, infant mortality rate, and others. It also contains basic economic indicators.
Basic Statistics 2014
Basic Statistics 2014 contains statistical data on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and basic economic indicators for 45 economies in the Asia and Pacific Region.