Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018

<p>Asia and the Pacific accounted for 42.6% of global GDP at purchasing power parity in 2017 up from 30.1% in 2000. Around 780 million people from the region moved out of extreme poverty from 2002 to 2013.</p><p>The Key Indicators (KI) 2018 presents the latest statistics on a comprehensive set of economic financial social environmental and SDG indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It is designed to serve as a resource for information on development issues across the region for a wide audience including policy makers development practitioners government officials researchers students and the general public.</p><p>This year’s Key Indicators publication is accompanied by a special supplement focusing on Technological Innovation for Agricultural Statistics. It presents results from a recently concluded statistics capacity building project of the ADB showcasing the importance of remote-sensing technology to enhance the quality of paddy rice area yield and production statistics.</p>