SEOUL – In the last half-century, South Korea has become a model for developing countries, with remarkable economic growth enabling it to become the world’s eighth largest trading country and achieve per capita income of $26,000. But lately its economy has been faltering, with GDP growth averaging 3.6% for the last ten years – a significant drop from the 8.1% annual growth rate that prevailed in 1965-2005.
首尔——在过去半个世纪里，韩国已成为发展中国家的典范，举世瞩目的经济增长令其登上全球第八大贸易国的宝座并实现 人均收入26,000美元。但最近韩国经济却举步维艰，国内生产总值过去十年来年均增长仅为3.6％——较之1965-2005年成功保持的8.1％的年增长率大幅下滑。而且经合组织预测韩国年增长率仍将进一步下降——在今后几十年内降至约2.5%左右。