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CHART 5.5

GDP per employed person, 1996 and 2005
in 1990 U.S. dollars converted at PPP rates

  • Among the five large emerging economies, GDP per employed person was highest in the Russian Federation and Brazil.

  • China had the largest increase in GDP per employed person from 1996 to 2005, with an average annual growth rate of 7.5 percent.

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Chart of GDP per employed person, 1996 and 2005 in 1990 U.S. dollars converted at PPP rates

NOTE: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is the number of foreign currency units required to buy goods and services in a foreign country equivalent to what can be bought with one dollar in the United States.

SOURCE: International Labor Office.

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