ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita shows a country’s GDP divided by its total population. The table below lists countries in the world ranked by GDP at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) per capita, along with the Nominal GDP per capita.

Detailed explanation-2: -GDP per capita is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output, divided by mid-year population. Growth is calculated from constant price GDP data in local currency.

Detailed explanation-3: -A country’s GDP or gross domestic product is calculated by taking into account the monetary worth of a nation’s goods and services over a certain period of time, usually one year. It’s a measure of economic activity. This amount of wealth is divided among the country’s population to tell us its GDP per capita.

Detailed explanation-4: -Real GDP divided by Population. This is the “average” output of the economy per person measured in a base year prices. This ratio is often used as a measure of standard of living in comparisons over time of one country, or between different countries when measured in the same currency.

Detailed explanation-5: -Real GDP Per Capita = Nominal GDP/(1+ Deflator)/Population Where, Nominal GDP/Deflator will be Real GDP.