2011 2018

Country Argentina India Argentina India

Capital Buenos Aires New Delhi Buenos Aires New Delhi
Currency Argentine Peso Indian rupees Argentine Peso Indian rupees
Nominal Exchange Rate (USD) 90.82 44.95 24.97 73.31
Annual GDP (billion $) 527.644 1820 519.487 2,597.40
GDP Per Capita ($) 12,727 1,013 11,689 1,940
GDP Growth (annual %) 4.79% 6.60% -3.50% 6.60%
GDP Deflator (Annual %) 23.703 % 2.83% 40.37% 3.00%
GNI (billion $) 9,448
GNI Per Capita $ 10,710 12,370 7,060
Unemployment % 5.60% 9.48% 3.50%
Inflation % CPI 3.98% 3.30%
Exports (% of GDP) 35.50% 18.90%
Imports (% of GDP) 30.60% 21.80%
Government Consumption expenditure ($ billions) 295.48
Net Trade Deficit/ Surplus (billion $) 9253.3 -10.86 -73.36
Real Interest Rates 6.30%
Nominal Interest Rates 6.75%
Public Debt (billions $) 2.746 456.14
Seignorage
M3
MPC
Private Consumption
FDI 16.853
Investments 31.60%

https://www.exchange-rates.org/Rate/USD/KZT/12-31-2018
https://data.worldbank.org/country/kazakhstan
 Comments
Angola has adopted the floating exchange rate regime whereas India follows the managed float
Currently both the currencies are trading their all time lows
Angola’s economy is much less diversified with high reliance on the oil exports
Despite the small economy, Angola has higher per capita GDP because of small population
Angola’s GDP growth has slowed down in recent years because of low crude oil prices
Inflation rates have been very high in Angola due to falling currency and fiscal deficit
India has relatively high GNI due to large foreign funds
At per capita scale the difference is not significant
Angola has historically had high unemployment rates
High Inflation in Angola due to falling currency, deficit
Higher Exports in Angola due to Oil exports
Angola imports medicines, food and textiles
Angola’s infrastructure spending has been sluggish
The differences in balance is because of the oil trade
Negative Real interest rates due high inflation
High nominal rates are also attributed to inflation
Angola has borrowed heavily to build infrastructure