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CHART 1.2

Average annual growth rates for real GDP per capita, 1995-2005

  • In most of the 21 economies, real GDP per capita grew during the decade at a rate of 1.6 to 2.8 percent per year; the U.S. growth rate was in the middle of the range.

  • Ireland and Korea registered the greatest increases in real GDP per capita; Italy and Japan had the smallest increases.

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Chart of Average annual growth rates in real GDP per capita, 1995-2005

NOTE: Hong Kong SAR stands for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, including special tabulations using data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, World Bank, and national sources.

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