Socio-economic indicators of Portuguese-speaking countries

2013

#Lusofonia aims to raise public awareness about the economies of the Portuguese-speaking countries and the economic bloc they constitute at global level. This second edition introduces improvements to the information provided and adds a new feature: an analysis of the importance of trade relations amongst the eight Portuguese-speaking countries. International Relations Department October 2013

COMMUNITY IN CHARTS LAND AREA | Thousands of km2

POPULATION | Millions, 2012

GDP | EUR, billions, market rates, current prices, 2012

PSC

PSC

10709

EU

5500

Euro area

9883

Mercosul

12774

Germany

287 280

Mercosul

2588

Germany

2644

USA

9629

USA

Russia

17075 0

5000

82 1384

10000

15000

EXPORTS | Goods, EUR, billions, 2012

China

127

Japan

Russia

143

Russia

0

6397

400

800

1200

12197

India

1239

Japan

20000

511

USA

316

India

378

1793

Mercosul

China

Japan

611

SADC

9597

3288

9485

ASEAN

SADC

China

India

332

Germany

357

12896

Euro area

ASEAN

4496

SADC

2138

EU

502

Euro area

2624

ASEAN

PSC

259

EU

1600

FOREIGN RESERVES | EUR, bilions, 2012

1419 4638 1572 0

5000

10000

15000

INTERNET | Users, as a percentage of total population, 2010

PSC

PSC

272

EU

EU

4163

Euro area

Germany China USA India Japan Russia

2000

4000

6000

50 84 42 81 13

Japan

386 0

15

India 910

Russia

380 0

214

Japan

573

25

USA

108

India

211

76

China

2397

USA

1109

Euro area

Germany

179

China

1470

75

Mercosul

333

Germany

1009

EU

SADC

84

Mercosul

313

47

ASEAN

582

SADC

153

Mercosul

636

ASEAN

899

SADC

1016

Euro area

3213

ASEAN

PSC

317

79

Russia 1000

2000

3000

53 0

20

Note: Includes intra-community exports.

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN CHARTS  

POPULATION | Thousands

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | EUR, millions, market rates, current prices

LAND AREA | Thousands of km2 20169

Angola

198765 174505

Brazil

Cape Verde 4

10562 10306

Portugal

(503)

(799)

189 139

2012 2000

1164 854 0

Angola 1247

GuineaBissau 36

Timor-Leste 15 São Tomé (40) (311) and Príncipe 1 (131)

Portugal 92

Mozambique 802

(107)

(574)

Note: Bracketed figures relate to the area of their exclusive economic zones. 

10000

20000

30000

2012

715 393

GuineaBissau 23740 18276

Timor-Leste

1410 584

Cape Verde

Mozambique

São Tomé and Príncipe

1864857 697578

Brazil

1670 1273

GuineaBissau

9117

(3196)

502 442

Cape Verde

88303

Angola

Brazil 8512

13925

2000

11246 4529

Mozambique

165247

Portugal

127317 205 83

São Tomé and Príncipe

5006 423

Timor-Leste

40000

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

Note: Figures for Timor-Leste include oil revenues.

 

GDP PER CAPITA | USD, in PPP, current prices

INFLATION | Consumer Price Index, year-on-year

BANK DEPOSITS | As a percentage of GDP

percentage change 6347

Angola

11875

Brazil

7077

GuineaBissau

1223 973

Mozambique

1169 475

2012 2000

23385 2337 1112 9873 0

10000

Figures for Timor-Leste include oil revenues.

 

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16.7 2.2 10.5 2.1

Portugal

10.4 9.6 11.7

20000

30000

(2001) -2 0

2

4

6.0 6

14.0 77.9

Brazil

(2001)

8 10 12 14 16 18 20

697578

46.5 73.5 54.6

2012

16.9 14.3

GuineaBissau

2000 40.5

Mozambique

21.9 95.5

Portugal

3.8

Timor-Leste

Note: PPP – Purchasing power parity. A form of currency conversion alternative to market rates. It rests on the comparison of prices in local currency for the same representative basket of goods in different countries (to establish a parity between the purchasing power of the same amount of currency in each country). Frequently used in international comparisons.

 

1.7

GuineaBissau

33.5

Angola

Cape Verde

2000

-1.0

São Tomé and Príncipe

2714

174505 2012

4.1

Mozambique

18382

Timor-Leste

5.8 6.0

Cape Verde

Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe

268.4

Brazil

697578

4133 2029

Cape Verde

9.0

Angola

2244

80.2 33.3 23.6

São Tomé and Príncipe

27.4

Timor-Leste

5.1 0

50

100

150

 

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN CHARTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX | Ranking

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | Ranking

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS | Ranking

position

position

position

148 161

Angola 85 73

Brazil

2012

176 167

GuineaBissau

43 28

Portugal

144 134

(2002) 0

50

100

150

200

LIFE EXPECTANCY | At birth, years 51 45

74 69

Cape Verde

2000

81 76

Portugal

20

40

60

80

100

50

100

150

GuineaBissau Mozambique

40

60

16.4 21.6

São Tomé and Príncipe

58.3

4.6 0.9 0.0

Timor-Leste 80

100

2000

64.0

Portugal

37.6

2010

4.8 0.1

Mozambique

89.2 84.9

20

2.9 0.2

GuineaBissau

95.2 91.0

0

34.7 1.8

2001

56.1 48.2

(2003)

49.8 2.9

Cape Verde

2010

41.4

0.1

Brazil

84.3 80.0 54.2

(2000)

16.9

Angola 90.3 86.4

(2004)

Timor-Leste

56 0

(2010) (2000)

São Tomé and Príncipe

62

Timor-Leste

0

Note: Global Competitiveness Indicator: composite indicator calculated by the World Economic Forum, which encapsulates a wide set of macroeconomic and structural indicators seen as relevant for measuring competitiveness (1: maximum – 125: minimum in 2006; 1: maximum – 148: minimum in 2013).

70.1 67.4

Portugal

65 62

São Tomé and Príncipe

200

population,

Cape Verde

50 47

138 122

INTERNET | Users, as a percentage of total

Brazil

2011

2006

not assessed

to read and write, as a percentage of total population Angola

48 45

2013

LITERACY RATE | Adult population (15+) able

73 70

Mozambique

150

51 34

Timor-Leste

Note: Doing Business Indicators: range of indicators relevant to the business environment regulatory framework, compiled by the World Bank. A composite indicator is calculated to encapsulate the overall quality of the business environment in each country (1: maximum – 175: minimum in 2006; 1: maximum – 185: minimum in 2013).

Brazil

GuineaBissau

100

137 121

São Tomé and Príncipe

169 174 50

not assessed

Portugal

2006 160 167

0

Note: Human Development Index: composite indicator calculated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which takes into account life expectancy, educational attainment and income (1: maximum – 175: minimum in 2000; 1: maximum – 187: minimum in 2012).

Angola

2013 45

Timor-Leste

158

122

not assessed

Mozambique

30

São Tomé and Príncipe

119

66

GuineaBissau

146 137

Portugal

São Tomé and Príncipe Timor-Leste

179 173

Mozambique

56

Cape Verde

GuineaBissau

185 170

Mozambique

125

Brazil

122 125

Cape Verde

100

142

Angola

130 122

Brazil

2000 132

Cape Verde

172 155

Angola

0

20

40

60

80

.

 

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES EXTERNAL TRADE ANGOLA  

EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 Portugal 2.5

USA 8.7

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012

Brazil 0.4 Others 28.7

India 10.1

EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking

Portugal 16.4

Belgium 6.7 China 9.2

countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Brazil 4.4

Exports Angola Brazil

China 49.6

Imports --

--

0.4

4.4

Cape Verde

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

0.0

0.0

Portugal

2.5

16.4

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

2.9

20.7

Others 63.3

BRAZIL  EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 USA 11.0

Argentina 7.4

Portugal 0.7

Angola 0.5 Mozambique 0.1

China 17.0

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 USA 14.5

Argentina 7.4

Portugal 0.4

EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012

China 15.3

Exports Angola Brazil

 

 

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Others 62.3

0.5

0.0

--

--

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

0.1

0.0

Portugal

0.7

0.4

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

1.2

0.5

Cape Verde

Others 63.4

Imports

 

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES EXTERNAL TRADE CAPE VERDE EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports

0.0

Brazil

0.0

4.0

--

--

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

0.0

0.0

16.0

48.2

Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

16.0

52.2

Total PSC

Others 6.4

Imports

0.0

Cape Verde

Spain 5.3

Portugal 16.0

USA 1.3

Angola

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 Brazil 4.0

Portugal 48.2

Netherlands 15.0

Others 27.5

Spain 76.3

GUINEA-BISSAU  EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports

Senegal 22.5

Singapore 5.0

Portugal 0.1

Brazil 0.8 Others 8.8

Imports

Angola

0.0

0.0

Brazil

0.8

1.4

Cape Verde

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

--

--

Mozambique

0.0

0.0

Portugal

0.1

25.1

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

1.0

26.5 India 62.8

 

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 India 3.6

France 3.4

Brazil 1.4 Portugal 25.1

Senegal 30.2

Others 36.3

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES EXTERNAL TRADE MOZAMBIQUE  

EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 Portugal 0.5

China 18.4

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 China 7.3

Angola 0.7

Portugal 4.9

Angola 0.1

Netherlands 9.3

South Africa 19.2

EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking Brazil 3.0

countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports

Others 29.8

Angola

0.7

0.1

Brazil

0.0

3.0

Cape Verde

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

South Africa 31.5

Netherlands 31.5

Others 44.0

Imports

--

--

Portugal

0.5

4.9

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

1.2

8.0

PORTUGAL  EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 France 11.8

Mozambique 0.6

Cape Verde 0.5

Germany 12.4

Brazil 1.5 Angola 6.6

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 France 6.6

Brazil 2.4

Germany 11.4

Angola 3.2

EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports Angola

6.6

3.2

Brazil

1.5

2.4

Cape Verde

0.5

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.2

0.0

Mozambique

0.6

0.0

Portugal

Spain 22.5

 

 

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Others 44.1

Spain 32.0

Others 44.4

Imports

--

--

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.1

0.0

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

9.5

5.7

 

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES EXTERNAL TRADE SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 Portugal 7.7

EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking Belgium 13.9

countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports

Imports

Belgium 3.3

Gabon 2.1

Japan 1.5 Angola 21.9

Others 15.5

Angola

1.4

21.9

Brazil

0.0

0.5

Cape Verde

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

0.0

0.0

Portugal

7.7

55.7

São Tomé and Príncipe

Angola 1.4

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012

--

--

Timor-Leste

0.0

0.0

Total PSC

9.1

78.1 Netherlands 38.8

Others 38.2

Portugal 55.7

TIMOR-LESTE  EXPORTS | Main destinations, as a percentage of total merchandise exports, 2012 EXTERNAL TRADE | Portuguese-speaking countries weight, as a percentage of total, 2012 Exports

Others 8.1

0.0

0.0

Brazil

0.0

0.3

Cape Verde

0.0

0.0

Guinea-Bissau

0.0

0.0

Mozambique

0.0

0.0

Portugal

0.6

1.6

São Tomé and Príncipe

0.0

0.0

--

--

0.6

1.8

Total PSC

USA 26.1

 

China 6.6

Portugal 0.6

Imports

Angola

Timor-Leste

Japan 3.8

Germany 25.4

Singapore 36.0

IMPORTS | Main origins, as a percentage of total merchandise imports, 2012 Singapore 6.9

Australia 3.6

Indonesia 22.5

Portugal 1.6

Others 24.3

Finland 34.6

 

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PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES IN TABLES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | Annual percentage change, at constant prices

Angola

2001 to 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 Est.

2011 Est.

2012 Est.

2013 Prog.

2014 Prog.

10.4

20.7

22.6

13.8

2.4

3.4

3.9

7.5

7.1

7.3

Brazil

2.8

4.0

6.1

5.2

-0.3

7.5

2.7

0.9

2.5

3.2

Cape Verde

5.1

8.7

10.5

6.7

-1.3

1.5

4.0

2.5

1.5

4.5

Guinea-Bissau

1.6

2.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.5

5.3

-1.5

3.5

2.7

Mozambique

8.8

8.7

7.3

6.8

6.3

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.0

8.5

Portugal

0.8

1.4

2.4

0.0

-2.9

1.9

-1.6

-3.2

-2.3

0.6

São Tomé and Príncipe

4.3

6.7

6.0

9.1

4.0

4.5

4.9

4.0

4.5

5.5

Timor-Leste

6.5

-3.2

11.7

14.6

12.8

9.5

12.0

10.2

8.1

10.0

2012 Est.

2013 Prog.

2014 Prog. 7.8

INFLATION | Consumer price index, year-on-year percentage change

Angola

2001 to 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 Est.

2011 Est.

64.9

12.2

11.7

13.2

14.0

15.3

11.4

9.0

9.0

Brazil

8.5

3.1

4.5

5.9

4.3

5.9

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

Cape Verde

1.3

5.8

4.0

6.7

-0.4

3.4

3.6

4.1

2.2

3.1

Guinea-Bissau

0.6

3.2

9.3

8.7

-6.3

5.6

3.4

1.7

1.7

3.5

Mozambique

12.9

9.4

10.3

11.8

3.0

16.6

5.5

2.2

6.1

5.4

3.1

2.5

2.7

0.8

-0.1

2.4

3.5

2.1

0.7

1.5

12.1

24.6

27.6

24.8

16.1

12.9

11.9

10.4

8.0

6.0

4.4

7.2

8.6

7.5

1.8

9.2

17.4

11.7

11.0

8.0

2009

2010 Est.

2011 Est.

2012 Est.

2013 Prog.

2014 Prog. -1.9

Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe Timor-Leste

OVERALL BUDGET BALANCE | As a percentage of GDP, commitment basis

Angola

2001 to 2005

2006

2007

2008

1.1

11.8

4.7

-5.6

-9.6

5.3

10.2

8.9

-3.8

Brazil

-3.7

-3.5

-2.7

-1.4

-3.1

-2.7

-2.5

-2.8

-2.7

-2.9

Cape Verde

-5.8

-3.2

1.2

-1.6

-5.8

-10.6

-7.7

-9.9

-8.2

-5.8

Guinea-Bissau

-7.0

-5.5

-10.5

-2.4

3.7

-0.2

-1.4

-2.8

-0.1

-1.3

Mozambique

-4.4

-4.1

-2.9

-2.3

-5.5

-4.2

-4.8

-3.9

-6.7

-7.2

Portugal

-4.5

-3.8

-3.2

-3.7

-10.2

-9.9

-4.4

-6.4

-5.5

-4.0

São Tomé and Príncipe

-3.8

-12.7

125.4

14.7

-18.0

-10.4

-12.0

-11.2

-13.1

-8.6

-9.5

-8.2

-6.2

-8.1

-4.1

-3.0

-3.2

-3.1

-3.0

43.7

57.1

56.5

49.4

50.9

55.4

38.8

33.5

26.6

2008

2009

2010 Est.

2011 Est.

2012 Est.

2013 Prog.

2014 Prog.

(primary domestic balance) Timor-Leste (cash basis)

4.0

EXTERNAL CURRENT ACCOUNT | As a percentage of GDP 2001 to 2005

2006

2007

Angola

-0.5

25.6

17.5

8.5

-10.1

9.1

12.6

12.2

4.2

1.3

Brazil

-0.3

1.3

0.1

-1.7

-1.5

-2.2

-2.1

-2.4

-3.2

-3.6

-10.2

-6.6

-12.9

-13.7

-14.6

-13.5

-16.3

-11.5

-9.8

-11.4

-2.7

-5.2

-11.2

-12.2

-11.9

-11.1

-15.6

-10.8

-10.3

-10.1

Guinea-Bissau

-0.4

-5.6

-3.5

-3.3

-5.7

-8.4

-1.1

-5.8

-5.2

-5.0

Mozambique

-15.3

-10.7

-9.7

-11.9

-12.2

-11.7

-24.3

-35.5

-39.3

-41.3

Cape Verde

(current and capital account)

(current and capital account) Portugal

(current and capital account) São Tomé and Príncipe

-7.4

20.9

-3.0

-7.6

-8.0

-8.0

-20.9

-32.6

-36.7

-38.9

-8.7

-10.7

-10.1

-12.6

-10.9

-10.6

-7.0

-1.5

0.3

0.1

-7.4

-9.9

-8.9

-11.1

-10.1

-9.4

-5.8

0.8

1.8

1.5

-16.3

-25.8

-30.1

-27.3

-23.0

-26.7

-24.0

-22.6

-16.5

-18.5

(current and capital account) Timor-Leste  

 

3.0

-20.2

97.7

-8.4

3.9

-26.6

-22.0

-21.8

-16.5

-18.5

41.7

60.2

61.5

52.5

48.6

57.8

45.9

38.3

31.1

 

 

Main sources: Central banks, Ministries of Finance and national statistical institutes of Portuguese-speaking countries; Eurostat, European Central Bank (ECB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank, United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), CIA World Factbook and World Economic Forum. Key to the charts: PSC - Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, Timor-Leste); ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam); Mercosul (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela); SADC - Southern African Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe); EU – European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom); Euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain).

 

 

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