DEFINITION
GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
DEFINITION: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
@ T-Luxembourg: It's called Socially and Economically Conservative policies
And why has Canada GONE DOWN when the Economy is currently the best in the G8? From other sources, Canada's GDP per capita is as high as $36,000
Karl Smith 1st April 2006
These seem to be exchange rate weighted not PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) weighted. This means that countries whose currency is down will drop in the list even if they are not getting relatively poorer.
Also, Luxemburg's position is largely a stastical fiction. Many people who work in Lux don't live in Lux. That means that they contribute to the GDP part but not to the Capita part. Thus artifically drving up Lux's GDP/Capita.
Dmitry Rodin (RUSSIA/KURGAN) 7th May 2006
Shocking statistics! What should be......, to earn not on 5-10 of percents it is less, but in times. Even petroleum normally sell can not. Natural.......!
Jean 23rd May 2006
The strange thing is that this site USED to have a GDP/Capita PPP stat. The only reason the USA is not on top is because the dollar is relatively weak.
I bet they will change to GDP/Capita PPP when the dollar is strong.
Carlos Sanchez (Dominican Republic) 14th June 2006
An average citizen of Luxemborg produces the same amount of GDP as the total of one citizen each from countries #100 through #184 COMBINED.
rom (czech republic) 24th August 2006
I heard equatorial guinea was number 2 in the world... and the Czech republic has 19000. The cia world factbook: in other sites, and here, check the GDP of each country and divide by population. Equatorial Guinea should be #2 and the Czech republic should be close to 20000. its
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