Indonesia

2009 growth: 39.15%
Decline from 52-week high: -25.05%

Bursa Efek Indonesia was previously known as Jakarta Stock Exchange. Its name changed in 2007 after it merged with Surabaya Stock Exchange.

As of December 31, 2007, the Indonesia Stock Exchange had 383 listed companies with a combined market capitalisation of about $212 billion.

Indonesia, a vast polyglot nation, struggles with persistent poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, pervasive corruption, a fragile banking sector, a poor investment climate, and unequal resource distribution among regions.

In 2007, its GDP (purchasing power parity) stood at $845.6 billion.