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CHART 5.5

GDP per employed person, 1995 and 2004
in 1990 U.S. dollars converted at PPP rates

  • Among the five large emerging economies, GDP per employed person was highest in Brazil and the Russian Federation.
  • China had the largest increase in GDP per employed person from 1995 to 2004, with an average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent.

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Chart of GDP per employed person, 1995 and 2004 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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