Banglar Lathial, I have experience on economics and banking. GDP nominal may vary different due to exchange rates you have taken. Last year Turkish lira performed badly, dunno what Indonesian rupeeh did. I take you are right.
2) you are right on GDP (ppp) Indonesia is better.
3) but on GDP per capita, Indonesia is behind of Turkey. Ppp and nominal. They have over 230 million ppl, while we have 75 million.
4) our trade deficit is a mess, no need to deny it. It is not sustainable.
5) our technological base is better than indonesians. They have at least 10 years to fill the gap.
Thank you Alienoz_TR. You seem like a reasonable person. I hope more and more Turks like you push aside unreasonable ones who do not even know what they write and discuss. On per capita GDP, Indonesia may be behind Turkey, nobody denies that, but nobody can deny that Turkey is behind Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, and many other "Muslim" countries in per capita GDP.
That member claimed that Turkish GDP is the largest in the Muslim world, I have provided direct evidence from both Turkish, Indonesian and even other foreign original sources proving conclusively that this is not true. Indonesia GDP is greater than Turkish GDP both on nominal and PPP basis.
If you want to find out exchange rates, you can find out at OANDA or any other site or source of your choice. Exchange rate volatility is something I know too well to ignore, that is why, I do not put as much emphasis on nominal GDP as some ignorant members. All indicators have their validity and their limitations.
You can not compare "technological base" in one word and claim that Turkey is at least 10 years ahead. Indonesian Aerospace industry is far ahead of Turkey even though it completely stopped some 16 or 17 years ago. You can imagine where Indonesian Aerospace industry could have been if it were not for the disastrous events of Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. Did you know that Indonesian built planes like CN-235 are in operation in multiple Muslim and non Muslim countries' airforces as well? It was built in cooperation with Spain.
Indonesian members can elaborate well on which sectors Indonesia is performing well in, and where its problems lie. I know that despite its booming GDP, the government and private sector in Indonesia does not allocate sufficient funds for research. This needs to be redressed.
I hope more and more reasonable, knowledgeable members represent Turkey and push aside the unreasonable ones that depict Turkey in a negative way with their childish responses and lack of knowledge.
