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Population: 100 million
Below poverty line: n/a
Per capita income: $200
Population: 1,079 million
Below poverty line: 29%
Per capita income: $620
Population: 152 million
Below poverty line: 33%
Per capita income: $600
Population:140 million
Below poverty line: 50%
Per capita income: $430
Population:25 million
Below poverty line: 42%
Per capita income: $260
Population:19 million
Below poverty line: 25%
Per capita income: $1,010
Population:0.9 million
Below poverty line: n/a
Per capita income: $670
Population:0.3 million
Below poverty line: n/a
Per capita income: $2,510

South Asia: Data, Projects, and Research

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Select a Country: South Asia is home to half the world's poor. The World Bank is helping these countries eliminate poverty.

Overview: How the World Bank is helping South Asian countries accelerate growth and reduce poverty.

Trade and Transport Facilitation in South Asia

Trade and Transport Facilitation: South Asia has moved from import substitution to more liberal trade policies and export promotion, and its international trade has grown very rapidly. The region, however, continues to have a very small share of global trade and exports still play a limited role in GDP.

Shanta Devarajan, World BankShanta's Blog: End Poverty in South Asia



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