2-2  Major Chinese Indicators as Percentage of the World
Source: FAO Database; UNSD Database; World Bank WDI Database; IMF Database.								(%)
Indicator	1978	1980	1990	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Population	22.3	22.1	21.6	20.8	20.2	20.1	20.0	19.8
Gross Domestic Product	1.75	1.73	1.64	3.75	4.94	5.43	6.16	7.14
Foreign Trade Total	0.79	0.93	1.65	3.60	6.66	7.17	7.70	7.88
Exports	0.76	0.89	1.80	3.86	7.26	8.00	8.71	8.89
Imports	0.82	0.96	1.50	3.35	6.08	6.37	6.70	6.90
Foreign Direct Investment		0.11	1.68	2.95	7.44	4.98	4.22	6.38
Rice, Paddy	36.35	36.00	36.95	31.69	28.81	28.59	28.70	28.23
Wheat	12.13	12.54	16.58	17.00	15.55	17.46	18.10	16.30
Maize	14.24	15.81	20.11	17.92	19.49	20.82	19.36	20.18
Soybeans	10.09	9.83	10.15	9.55	7.63	6.97	7.22	6.73