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EDUCATION INDICATORS: An International Perspective


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

Figure 33

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


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Country				    GDP per capita
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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
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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.


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