STATISTICAL COMPARISONS - BENCHMARKING FOR THE YEARS WITHIN

COUNTRIES INVOLVED :  BRUNEI DARUSSALAM  MALAYSIA  PHILIPPINES  SINGAPORE  THAILAND  JAPAN  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1. DEMOGRAPHICS

COUNTRIES2002MID * Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States TOTAL POPULATION (In millions)

COUNTRIES * Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH (In %)

COUNTRIESTOTAL POPULATION PROJECTED Brunei0.50 Malaysia34.30 Philippines Singapore4.80 Thailand72.10 Japan United States POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2025 (In millions)

COUNTRIES2002 Brunei51 Malaysia60 Philippines67 Singapore40 Thailand46 Japan48 United States51 AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO [DEPENDANTS TO WORKING AGE POPULATION] (Per 100 population)

COUNTRIES2003 Brunei31 Malaysia34 Philippines37 Singapore21 Thailand23 Japan14 United States21 POPULATION AGED 15 AND BELOW AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

COUNTRIES Brunei4.55 Malaysia6.74 Philippines5.74 Singapore11.17 Thailand8.87 Japan United States POPULATION AGED 60 YEARS AND ABOVE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

COUNTRIES Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore100.0 Thailand Japan United States URBAN POPULATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION (In %)

COUNTRIES2002 Brunei90 Malaysia98 Philippines99 Singapore99 Thailand102 Japan104 United States103 NUMBER OF WOMEN FOR EVERY 100 MEN

COUNTRIES2000 Brunei… Malaysia24 Philippines22 Singapore27 Thailand23 Japan27 United States25 AVERAGE AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE FOR ALL WOMEN (In years)

COUNTRIES2002 Brunei… Malaysia2.0 Philippines14.6 Singapore… Thailand2.0 Japan… United States… POVERTY AS A PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BELOW $1 A DAY (In %)

2. VITAL STATISTICS

BIRTH RATE (per thousand population) COUNTRIES * Brunei2219 Malaysia2623 Philippines2826 Singapore1110 Thailand1316 Japan910 United States14

DEATH RATE (per thousand population) COUNTRIES * Brunei33 Malaysia45 Philippines66 Singapore44 Thailand67 Japan89 United States98

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (births per woman) COUNTRIES * Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States

BIRTHS ATTENDED BY SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL (In %) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei99 Malaysia97 Philippines58 Singapore100 Thailand99 Japan100 United States99

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (In years) COUNTRIESBruneiMalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeThailand JapanUSA 2002 TOTAL POPULATION MALE FEMALE TOTAL POPULATION MALE FEMALE * TOTAL POPULATION MALE FEMALE

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per thousand live births) COUNTRIES * Brunei6713 Malaysia81118 Philippines Singapore32.52 Thailand Japan333 United States777

CHILD MORTALITY RATE (UNDER AGE OF 5 YEARS) (per thousand live births) COUNTRIES Brunei76 Malaysia98 Philippines4037 Singapore44 Thailand2928 Japan55 United States98

ADULT MORTALITY RATE (OF AGE 15-59) (per thousand adults) COUNTRIES2002 MALEFEMALE Brunei11285 Malaysia Philippines Singapore9053 Thailand Japan9546 United States14083

MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei3.71 Malaysia4.14 Philippines20.02 Singapore3.05 Thailand4.44 Japan1.02 United States…

IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MEASLES FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF ONE (In %) COUNTRIES2002 Brunei99 Malaysia92 Philippines73 Singapore91 Thailand94 Japan98 United States91

3. Health

TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE 2001 COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PER CAPITA GDP (in international $) TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF GDP PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE ($US) PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT INTERNATIONAL DOLLAR

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PER CAPITA GDP (in international $) GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS A % OF TOTAL GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE ($US) PER CAPITA TOTAL EXPENDITURE AT INTERNATIONAL DOLLAR

SOURCES OF PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA SOCIAL SECURITY EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF GENERAL GOVT EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH EXTERNAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH n/a

PRIVATE HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH

SOURCES OF PRIVATE HEALTH EXPENDITURE COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORETHAILANDJAPANUSA PREPAID PLANS AS OF PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AS % OF PRIVATE EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH

4. EDUCATION

ADULT LITERACY RATE, AGES 15 & ABOVE (In %) COUNTRIESBruneiMalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeThailand JapanUSA 2000 TOTAL POPULATION …… MALE …… FEMALE …… 2003* TOTAL POPULATION …… MALE …… FEMALE …… TOTAL POPULATION …… MALE …… FEMALE …… *** Total Literacy Rate for Japan = 99% (1995) *** Total Literacy Rate for USA = 97% (1979)

YOUTH LITERACY RATE, AGES FOR BOTH SEXES (In %) COUNTRIES TOTALMALEFEMALE Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan … …… … ……… United States … …… … ………

WOMEN TO MEN PARITY INDEX, AGES (AS RATIO OF LITERACY RATES) COUNTRIES Brunei1.01 Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand0.99 Japan………… United States…………

LENGTH & STARTING/ENDING AGE OF STUDY (IN YEARS) COUNTRIES COMPULSARY EDUCATION: DURATION COMPULSARY EDUCATION: STARTING AGE COMPULSARY EDUCATION: ENDING AGE 2001/2002 Brunei12516 Malaysia……… Philippines7612 Singapore11616 Thailand9614 Japan…615 United States12617

GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRE-PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei4344 Malaysia9589 Philippines3033 Singapore…… Thailand8886 Japan84 United States6061

NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRE-PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei…… Malaysia7173 Philippines2427 Singapore…… Thailand7672 Japan84 United States5657

GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei Malaysia9795 Philippines Singapore…… Thailand9698 Japan101 United States10098

NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR PRIMARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei…… Malaysia9795 Philippines93 Singapore…… Thailand8786 Japan100 United States9493

GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR SECONDARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei8788 Malaysia6970 Philippines7782 Singapore…… Thailand83… Japan United States9493

NET ENROLMENT RATIO FOR SECONDARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei…… Malaysia69 Philippines5356 Singapore…… Thailand…… Japan100 United States8785

GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO FOR TERTIARY LEVEL COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei1213 Malaysia27 Philippines31 Singapore…… Thailand3637 Japan4849 United States7181

TOTAL ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY LEVEL EDUCATION COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore…… Thailand Japan United States

FEMALE ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY LEVEL EDUCATION COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei Malaysia … Philippines… Singapore…… Thailand Japan United States

PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO COUNTRIE S PRE-PRIMARYPRIMARYSECONDARYTERTIARY 2000/ / / / / / / /2002 Brunei Malaysia Philippine s Singapore…………………… Thailand………19………34 Japan United States 22 15… …1314

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS A % OF GNP (GNI) COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei…… Malaysia Philippines Singapore…… Thailand Japan United States4.85.6

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS % OF GDP COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei…… Malaysia Philippines Singapore…… Thailand Japan3.6 United States4.95.6

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION AS A % OF TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE COUNTRIES2000/ /2002 Brunei9.1… Malaysia…20 Philippines…14 Singapore…… Thailand Japan10.5… United States15.5…

DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AS A % OF TOTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE COUNTRIE S PRE-PRIMARYPRIMARYSECONDARYTERTIARY 2000/ / / / / / / / 2002 Brunei…………………… Malaysia1…27.2…34.5…32.1… Philippines Singapore…………………… Thailand Japan United States

5. ICT

TOTAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS COUNTRIESTOTAL SUBSCRIBERS (in millions) SUBSCRIBERS PER 100 PEOPLE Brunei0.23……65.92…… Malaysia Philippines … … Singapore … … Thailand … … Japan … … United States

MAIN TELEPHONE LINES COUNTRIESTOTAL MAIN LINES (in millions) MAIN LINES PER 100 PEOPLE Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States

CELLULAR MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS COUNTRIESTOTAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS (in millions) MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS PER 100 PEOPLE AS % OF TOTAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS Brunei0.14……40.06……60.8…… Malaysia Philippines … … … Singapore … … Thailand … … … Japan United States

COUNTRIESBRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSINGAPORE Local Telecommunication : Main Lines (per 1000 people) Main Lines In Largest City (per 1000 people) Revenue per Line ($) Cost of Local Call ($ per 3 minutes) …… …… Mobile Phones (per 1000 people) International Telecommunication : Outgoing Traffic (minutes per subscriber) Cost of Call to U.S. ($ per 3 min) …5.29…2.37…4.80…0.68 INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS - telecommunications INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS - telecommunications

COUNTRIESTHAILANDJAPANUNITED STATES Local Telecommunication: Main Lines (per 1000 people) Main Lines In Largest City (per 1000 people) … Revenue per Line ($) Cost of Local Call ($ per 3 minutes) Mobile Phones (per 1000 people) International Telecommunication: Outgoing Traffic (minutes per subscriber) Cost of Call to U.S. ($ per 3 min) …1.49… INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS (CONT’)

PERSONAL COMPUTERS (PCs) OWNERSHIP For 2002 COUNTRIES TOTAL NUMBER OF PCs (in millions) NUMBER OF PCs (per 100 people) [2003] Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPS) FOR 2000 COUNTRIES INTERNET COUNTRY CODE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (2000) Brunei.bn2 Malaysia.my7 Philippines.ph33 Singapore.sg9 Thailand.th15 Japan.jp73 United States..us…

INTERNET HOSTS COUNTRIESTOTAL HOSTSHOSTS PER PEOPLE Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States

INTERNET USERS COUNTRIESTOTAL USERS (in millions) USERS PER PEOPLE Brunei0.035… … Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States

ICT BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT (RATINGS FROM 1 TO 7; 7 IS HIGHEST/BEST) DATA FOR THE YEAR 2002 COUNTRIES BRUNEIMALAYSIAPHILIPPINE S SINGAPOR E THAILANDJAPANUNITED STATES Broadband Internet Access Availability … Local Specialized IT Services Availability … Competition in ISPs … Government Online Services Availability … Laws relating to ICT Use … Government Prioritization Of ICT … * Secure Servers (in numbers) 3 [01]146 [01]68 [01]525 [01]116 [01]5135 [01] [01]

TOTAL ICT EXPENDITURE (in $millions) COUNTRIES BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND JAPAN279, , UNITED STATES557, , 635.0

ICT EXPENDITURES AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP (in %) COUNTRIES BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND JAPAN UNITED STATES7.57.9

ICT EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA ($) COUNTRIES BRUNEI…… MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE THAILAND75,275.6 JAPAN UNITED STATES

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES Scientists and Engineers in Research & Development (per million people) Expenditures for Research & Development (as a % of GDP) Brunei ………… Malaysia …0.4 Philippines 156.0……… Singapore …1.9 Thailand …0.1 Japan …3.0 United States …2.7

5. Labour

LABOUR FORCE FOR 2003 COUNTRIESTOTAL LABOUR FORCE (in millions) Brunei0.16 [2001] Malaysia10.24 Philippines34.64 Singapore2.15 Thailand34.85 Japan66.66 United States146.9 (Q4)

COUNTRIES Number Employed (in millions) Number Unemployed (in millions) Brunei0.15 [2001]0.01 [2001] Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan United States138.4 (Q4)8.6 (Q4) TOTAL EMPLOYED & UNEMPLOYED 2003

COUNTRIES Unemployment Rate (%) 2003 Unemployment Rate (%) 2004 Brunei7.2 [2001]… Malaysia Philippines Singapore (Mar) Thailand (Q1) Japan (Apr) United States (Apr) UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (2003 & 2004)

TOTAL YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AGES (BOTH SEXES) COUNTRIES Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines Singapore…4.7… Thailand7.76.6… Japan United States

RATIO OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO ADULT UNEMPLOYMENT (BOTH SEXES) COUNTRIES Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines Singapore…1.1… Thailand4.14.4… Japan United States

SHARE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OF BOTH SEXES (In %) COUNTRIES Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines Singapore Thailand … Japan United States

SHARE OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TO TOTAL YOUTH POPULATION FOR BOTH SEXES (IN %) COUNTRIES Brunei……… Malaysia……… Philippines Singapore…2.5… Thailand4.13.5… Japan United States

6. TOURISM

TOTAL OF VISITORS’ ARRIVAL INTO COUNTRY COUNTRIES % Change (02/03) 2004 % Change (from previous month) Brunei …… Malaysia Philippines (Apr) (Apr) Singapore (Mar) 4.73 Thailand (target)23.67 Japan (Mar) 7.0 United States ……

AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATES, (In %) COUNTRIES Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan... United States...

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAYS, (in nights) COUNTRIES Brunei……… … … Malaysia … … Philippines … … Singapore3.2 … … Thailand Japan……… … … United States……… … …

7. Trade

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR ALL GENERAL ITEMS [base year 2000 = 100] *unless stated COUNTRIES Index% Change May 2003Apr 2004May 2004Apr 2004/ May 2004 May 2003/ May 2004 Brunei *[2002=100] Malaysia Philippines Singapore *(Nov Oct 1998=100) Thailand *(1998=100) Japan United States of America *( =100)

INFLATION RATE (% Change Y-O-Y)) COUNTRIES Brunei [May] Malaysia [May] Philippines [May] Singapore [May] Thailand [May] Japan [May] United States [May]

COUNTRIESMONTHLY AVERAGE (LOCAL CURRENCY per USD) Brunei CurrencyMar 04Apr 04May 04 BND MalaysiaMYR PhilippinesPHP SingaporeSGD ThailandTHB JapanJPY United StatesUSD--- MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATES (MAR-MAY 2004)

GDP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) (IN USD BILLIONS) COUNTRIES Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan3150 [2000] United States

GDP PER CAPITA (IN USD) COUNTRIES Brunei … Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan27900 [2001]28000 United States

GDP REAL GROWTH RATES (in %) COUNTRIES st Q 2004 Brunei Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Japan1.3 [2000] United States …

COUNTRIESMAY 2004 Brunei Malaysia54 Philippines 16 (Apr) Singapore101 Thailand43 Japan817 USA… INTERNATIONAL RESERVES (IN USD BILLIONS)

SOURCES & REFERENCES: World Development Indicators Database, The World Bank Group Population Reference Bureau 2003 CIA World Fact Book World Health Organization World Millennium Development Indicators, United Nations Statistics Division UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) International Labour Organization (ILO) Asian Regional Information Center, Asian Development Bank Singapore Department of Statistics Malaysia Department of Statistics Philippines National Statistics Office Philippines National Statistics Coordination Boars US Bureau of Labour Statistics Thailand Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices Japan Statistics Bureau Japan National Tourist Organization Singapore Tourism Board Tourism Authority of Thailand Malaysia Tourism Board USA ITA Office of Travel & Tourism Industries

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