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GDP per capita (PPP US$)

DefinitionGross Domestic Product (GDP) - the total output of goods and services for final use produced by an economy, by both residents and non-residents, regardless of the allocation to domestic and foreign claims. It does not include deductions for depreciation of physical capital or depletion and degradation of natural resources.

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) - A rate of exchange that accounts for price differences across countries allowing international comparisons of real output and incomes. At the PPP US$ rate, PPP US$1 has the same purchasing power in the domestic economy as $1 has in the United States.

ReferenceHuman Development Report 2001: Making new technologies work for human development. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2001.
Ref. URLhttp://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/
Keywords
Indicator Type: -> Socio-Economic

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