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IMF Historical WEO Forecasts Database (weohistorical.xlsx, sheet ngdp_rpch, column S1997ngdp_rpch). Values are annual percent change, rounded here to 3 decimals from the source value. Group aggregates use the country composition at the time of the vintage. Published month 1997-05 is the WEO database release month for this vintage (the historical file labels vintages only Spring/Fall); edition id follows the April/October convention. Not in source for this vintage: Euro area 1997, Euro area 1998. The euro area aggregate begins in the Spring 2000 vintage (source Info sheet).
Advanced economies, real GDP growth in 1997: 2.864 %
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Emerging market and developing economies, real GDP growth in 1997: 6.619 %
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Advanced economies, real GDP growth in 1998: 2.9 %
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Emerging market and developing economies, real GDP growth in 1998: 6.474 %
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