Ukraine rounds out the list which doesn’t include Turkmenistan.
Country |
GDP growth rate |
Azerbaijan | 10,8% |
Belarus | 10,0% |
Uzbekistan | 9,4% |
Tajikistan | 7,9% |
Kyrgyzstan | 7,6% |
Moldova | 7,6% * |
Armenia | 6,8% |
Russia | 5,6% |
Georgia | 4,0% * |
Kazakhstan | 2,4% |
Ukraine | 2,1% |
* Data as of January-September 2008
The top body said several countries in the CIS area, including Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan were more effected by the world financial crisis because of their relatively higher integration with the global economic than their peers.
Besides, the drop in prices of oil and other commodities also hit the region.