Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chapter Objectives:
Sector 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998
Agriculture 53.6 50.2 46.5 36.7 30.4 19.5 17.5 12.8 10.5 8.8
Industry 18.0 20.5 22.3 28.0 34.9 42.5 41.6 40.8 38.7 37.9
Services 28.4 29.3 31.2 35.3 34.7 38.0 41.0 46.3 50.7 53.2
Taiwan, 1955-1998
Taiwan Statistical Data Book, various years.
Share of Income by Sector (Percent)
China 42.2 25.6 11.3 9.7 44.6 51.7 64.6 59.0 13.2 22.7 24.0 31.4
Hong Kong na 0.8 0.1 0.1 na 31.7 14.3 8.2 na 67.5 85.6 91.7
Korea 29.8 14.2 5.1 3.6 23.8 37.8 44.0 44.4 46.4 48.1 50.9 52.0
Taiwan 17.3 8.4 2.4 1.3 32.3 42.8 32.1 31.4 50.4 48.8 65.5 67.2
Indonesia 35.0 24.4 16.2 13.8 28.0 41.3 36.0 43.0 37.0 34.3 47.8 43.1
Malaysia na 22.9 8.2 7.4 na 35.8 43.1 40.5 na 41.3 48.7 52.1
Philippines 28.2 23.5 20.1 18.4 33.7 40.5 34.0 32.5 38.1 36.0 46.0 49.1
Singapore 2.2 1.1 0.1 0.1 36.4 38.8 30.7 31.8 61.4 60.0 69.2 68.1
Thailand 30.2 20.2 8.0 8.7 25.7 30.1 44.0 47.5 44.1 49.7 48.0 43.8
Bangladesh na 56.7 49.4 21.4 na 12.2 5.0 42.9 na 31.1 45.6 49.2
India 44.5 38.1 24.3 17.8 23.9 25.9 26.8 26.5 31.6 36.0 49.0 55.7
Pakistan 40.1 30.6 24.7 21.8 19.6 25.6 25.1 26.1 40.3 43.8 50.3 52.1
Sri Lanka 30.7 26.6 20.4 11.9 27.1 27.2 27.2 28.5 42.2 46.2 52.1 59.6
Southeast Asia and East Asia had higher
agricultural and GDP Growth.
Growth Countries
Korea 4% 8%
Philippines 3% 4%
India 1% 2%
Japan 5% 6%
Efficiency of Traditional Agriculture
Land size
Soil Fertility
Weather
Land Flooding
Labor Drought
Fertilizer Harvest
Disasters
irrigation Land Tenure
Technology
Storage &
Marketing
What Really Worked?
Fertilizer
Irrigation
Green Revolution
Attributed to Attributed
Land Area to Yield
Country Year Annual Irrigated Rain-Fed Total Fertilizer Others Total
Growth Land and Upland