Indicator 33: GDP Per Capita
Gross domestic product (GDP) is an aggregate measure of the value of goods and services produced in a country within a year. It is an indicator of a country's productive capacity or economic power. GDP per capita provides a measure of a country's economic power adjusted by the size of its population. Countries with larger per capita GDPs are generally better able to provide educational services for their residents.
Figure 33: GDP per capita (in 1990 U.S. dollars), by G-7 country: 1992
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, International Indicators Project, 1995.
Table 33: GDP per capita, by country: 1992
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country GDP per capita --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-7 Canada $15,440 France 14,670 Germany 15,940 Italy 13,620 Japan 15,450 United Kingdom 12,820 United States 18,360 Other Australia 13,900 Austria 14,240 Belgium 14,000 Denmark 14,100 Finland 12,000 Ireland 9,940 Luxembourg 17,080 Netherlands 13,630 New Zealand 11,270 Norway 13,920 Portugal 7,210 Spain 10,110 Sweden 13,650 Switzerland 17,400 Turkey 3,960 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: All currencies first were converted to U.S. dollars at 1985 price levels using the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) index. The results were then converted to U.S. dollars at 1992 price levels using implicit price deflators for gross domestic product in 1985 and 1992 listed in Economic Report of the President, January 1993. Consult the glossary for an explanation of the PPP index. See supplemental note to Indicator 33 for details on indicator calculations for Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, International Indicators Project, 1995.
See Supplemental Notes on Figure and Tables.