1. Part 3
The relative importance of Manufacturing to Different Countries is changing.
What are NICs?
Who are/were the Asian Tigers?
China’s changing role in the world’s economy

2. UK USA China Japan Germany Italy France India Brasil Russia 1970 4.1UK
USA
China
Japan
Germany
Italy
France
India
Brasil
Russia
1970
4.1
28.5
3.8
8.1
7.5
3.1
3.7
0.9
1975
22.2
4.2
9.2
8.5
3.6
4.7
1980
4.5
20.9
4.8
10.8
8.9
5.0
1.0
1985
3.4
28.0
13.3
6.6
3.5
1.1
1990
4.3
21.6
3.0
16.8
9.1
1995
22.4
5.2
21.1
9.0
3.9
4.0
2000
26.0
8.3
17.7
6.7
3.3
1.2
2005
22.3
12.3
12.7
7.4
1.6
2010
2.3
18.2
18.9
10.7
6.0
2.6
2.2
2015 3 19 10 7 1
Figure 20: A chart showing the percentage share of world manufacturing from 1970 to 2010

3. Figure 21: A graph to show the percentage share of world manufacturing for selected countries from 1970 to 2010

4. Figure 22: A map identifying the four Asian Tigers
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Figure 22: A map identifying the four Asian Tigers

5. Population (millions) 49.8 5.3 7.2 23.1 63.0
South Korea
Singapore
Hong Kong
Taiwan UK
Population (millions)
49.8
5.3
7.2
23.1
63.0
Percentage urban population 83
100
n/a 80
Life expectancy (years) 79 84 82 78
Literacy rate (%) 98 93 94 96 99
Growth rate (%)
3.6
4.9 5 4
0.7
Income per person ($)
32,100
60,500
49,800
38,200
36,600
Percentage in agriculture
6.4 1
1.3
1.4
Percentage in industry
24.2
26.6
6.8 32
18.2
Percentage in tertiary industry
69.4
73.4
93.2
66.9
80.4
Percentage below poverty line 15
1.2 14
Figure 23: A statistical comparison of the Asian Tigers with the UK for reference (2010)

6. Figure 24: A view of Shenzhen’s financial centre

7. Life Expectancy (years)
Guizhou Province
2006
Guangdong Province
(inc. Shenzhen)
Recent
Life Expectancy (years) 67 75
71.1 (2016)
76.4 (2016)
Annual income
$1,945
$7,978
7,728
Figure 25: Statistics comparing the provinces of Guizhou and Guangdong (source: Gapminder)

9. Figure 26: Photos comparing air quality in Beijing at two different times of the year