Top 10 fastest growing economies

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Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal might be on the edge of a bankruptcy. European politicians aren’t able to reach an agreement on how to deal with the problems.  Republicans and Democrats disagree on how to solve the recordbreaking depth. Financial crisis all over. All over? No, there are countries that thrive marvellously well in economic perspective. Here’s a top 10 of countries that grow fast, measured in GDP (gross domestic product), and what stimulates their growth:

Top 10 fastest growing economies


  1. India, GDP $ 1.72 trillion – GDP growth 7.7%, mining, software, agriculture
  2. Sri Lanka, GDP $ 49.5 billion – GDP growth 8.2%, rubber, shipping, IT, tourism
  3. Turkey, GDP 735 billion – GDP growth 8.3%, agriculture, mining, electronics
  4. Estonia, GDP 18 billion – GDP growth 8.4%, engineering, electronics, wood
  5. Argentina, GDP $ 369 billion – GDP growth 9.1%, agriculture, steel, petrochemicals
  6. China, GDP $ 5.9 trillion – GDP growth 9.1%, mining, consumer products, telecommunications etc.
  7. Jordan, GDP $ 28 billion – GDP growth 10.9%, clothing, farmaceuticals
  8. Lebanon, GDP $ 39 billion – GDP growth 19%, banking, tourism, agriculture
  9. Qatar, GDP $ 96 billion – GDP growth 30.8%, liquefied natural gas, crude oil production
  10. Zambia, GDP $ 16 billion – GDP growth 48.7%, copper mining and processing
Business Insider source nov. 2011

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