Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015

Message from the Executive Secretary of ESCAP
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111 key facts about the development trends and data issues in Asia and the Pacific
SDGs: Trends & Statistics – goal-by-goal
The Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015 is a reference of current and emerging trends of economic, social and environmental development in Asia and the Pacific. For the first time the Yearbook is aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and each Goal below, when clicked, links to analyses of development trends, data tables and statistical data challenges.
Please click on the icons below to access the Statistical Yearbook by SDG.
ESCAP Online Statistical Database
The ESCAP online statistical database provides a regional perspective on development issues in Asia and the Pacific. The database, covering the 58 regional ESCAP Member States and Associate Members, contains 900 data series on a wide range of topics on population, education, health, poverty and inequalities, gender, economy, environment and connectivity. The online database is updated twice a year.
Access the ESCAP Statistical Database (last updated: 2 May 2016).
Easy access to most frequently referenced time series on:
Make your own charts and maps
The data visualization area offers alternative ways for users to explore ESCAP Statistical Database through a choice of interactive tools to generate time-animated statistical charts and maps.
Access the data visualization tool.
Reference Documents
Reference and background documents as part of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
- Op-ed from the Executive Secretary of ESCAP "Sustainable Development Impossible Without Better Data"
- Production Team
- Acknowledgements
- Explanatory notes and statistical methods
Country Profiles
Country profiles: 58 regional member countries/areas of ESCAP
- Afghanistan
- American Samoa
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China
- Cook Islands
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hong Kong, China
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao, China
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam