Table 6-2
Selected economic and productivity indicators for United States, China, and India: 1995–2004
 
 
    Productivity growth
(% average annual change)
  GDP (US$)
Country    1995–2004    1995–2000    2000–04    Per employee 2004    Per capita 2004    2004
 
United States   2.0   2.3   1.7   100   100   100
China   5.5   3.1   8.6   13   16   71
India   4.2   4.0   4.4   10   8   28
 

GDP = gross domestic product

NOTES: Productivity growth measured on basis of GDP per employee. GDP is U.S. dollars converted at 1990 purchasing power parities. China does not include Hong Kong.

SOURCE: Conference Board and Groningen Growth and Development Centre, Total Economy Database (September 2006), http://www.ggdc.net/dseries/totecon.shtml.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2008