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APPENDIX 2

Data for GNP Per Capita in 1998 and Real GDP Per Capita (PPP) in 1998 in US Dollars and for Economic Growth of GDP Per Capita over the Period 1950-90 and of GNP Per Capita over the Period 1976-98 for 60 Countries.

 

Country

Per capita GNP 1998

Real GDP per capita 1998

Growth per capita GDP

Growth per capita GNP

 

 

 

 

1950-90 %

1976-98 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Argentina

8,970

12,013

65.3

478.7

2

Australia

20,300

22,452

127.4

232.8

3

Belgium

25,380

23,223

214.4

274.3

4

Brazil

4,570

6,625

187,6

300.9

5

Canada

20,020

23,582

178.1

166.6

6

China

750

3,105

339.7

82.9

7

Congo (Brazz.)

690

995

97.8

32.7

8

Congo (Zaire)

110

822

-28.0

-21.4

9

Croatia

4,520

6,749

-

-

10

Cuba

3,0001

3,967

-17.8

248.8

11

Czech Republic

5,040

12,362

141.8

31.3

12

Denmark

32,7672

24,218

168.6

346.4

13

Egypt

1,290

3,041

292.6

360.7

14

Ethiopia

100

574

26.4

0.0

15

Finland

24,110

20,847

301.9

329.0

16

France

24,940

21,175

240.5

280.8

17

Germany

25,850

22,169

336.5

250.3

18

Ghana

390

1,735

-19.0

-32.8

19

Guinea

540

1,782

72.3

260.0

20

Hong Kong

21,6503

20,763

-

612.2

21

India

430

2,077

120.4

186.7

22

Iran

1,770

5,121

93.6

-8.3

23

Iraq

2,0001

3,197

79.9

43.9

24

Ireland

18,340

21,482

216.2

616.4

25

Israel

15,940

17,301

311.7

306.6

26

Italy

20,250

20,585

365,7

563.9

27

Japan

32,380

23,257

890.3

559.6

28

Kenya

330

980

77.2

37.5

29

Korea, South

7,970

13,478

924.8

1089.6

30

Malaysia

3,600

8,137

232.4

318.6

31

Mexico

3,970

7,704

139.7

264.2

32

Netherlands

24,760

22,176

132.2

299.4

33

New Zealand

14,700

17,288

64.7

245.9

34

Nigeria

300

795

104.4

-21.1

35

Peru

2,460

4,282

32.6

207.5

36

Philippines

1,050

3,555

77.9

156.1

37

Poland

3,900

7,619

108.9

36.4

38

Portugal

10,690

14,701

401.2

532.5

39

Puerto Rico

7,010

-

-

-

40

Qatar

7,4294

20,987

-46.2

77.9

41

Romania

1,390

5,648

192.7

-4.1

42

Russia (USSR)

2,300

6,450

142.4

-16.7

43

Sierra Leone

140

458

42.6

-30.0

44

Singapore

30,060

24,210

619.5

1013.3

45

Slovakia

3,700

9,699

-

-

46

Slovenia

9,760

14,293

-

-

47

South Africa

2,880

8,488

65.2

114.9

48

Spain

14,080

16,212

407.7

77.2

49

Sudan

290

1,394

10.7

0.0

50

Switzerland

32,7672

25,512

142.3

351.4

51

Taiwan

13,2335

-

1019.7

1136.7

52

Tanzania

210

480

40.3

16.7

53

Thailand

2,200

5,456

-

478.9

54

Turkey

3,160

6,422

392.1

219.2

55

Uganda

320

1,074

228.2

33.3

56

United Kingdom

21,400

20,336

138.1

432.3

57

United States

29,340

29,605

128.4

271.9

58

Uruguay

6,180

8,623

31.3

344.6

59

Zambia

330

719

11.6

-25.0

60

Zimbabwe

610

2,669

55.6

10.9

 

Sources:
GNP per capita in 1998:
World Development Report 1999/2000, Table a and Table 1a, if not otherwise noted.
1. Estimation.
2. In the statistical analysis, the highest number is limited to 32,767.
3. Eccleston, Dawson, and McNamara 1998, p. 221, year 1994.
4. World Development Report 1998/99, Table 1, year 1997.
5. The Far East and Australasia 1999, p. 322, year 1997.

Real GDP per capita in 1998:
Human Development Report 2000, Table 1.
Growth per capita GDP 1950-90 percent:
All data on per capita GDP 1950 and 1990 are from Maddison, 1995.
Growth per capita GNP 1976-98 percent:
All data on per capita GNP 1976 are from the World Bank's World Development Report 1978 and nearly all data on per capita GNP 1998 from World Development Report 1999/2000. 

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