Table O-1
Real per capita GDP growth rates, by selected region/country/economy: 1985–2005
(Percent)
 
Economy   1985–95   1995–2005   1985–2005
 
World   1.4   2.3   1.9
United States   1.7   2.2   2.0
China   6.4   6.8   6.6
South Korea   7.8   3.7   5.7
Ireland   4.5   6.6   5.5
Vietnam   4.1   5.9   5.0
Thailand   8.0   1.8   4.9
Myanmar   0.4   9.4   4.8
Taiwan   5.1   3.7   4.4
Chile   5.5   3.0   4.3
Singapore   5.7   2.8   4.2
India   3.6   4.7   4.2
Malaysia   5.6   2.6   4.1
 

GDP = gross domestic product

SOURCE: Conference Board and Groningen Growth and Development Centre, Total Economy Database, January 2007, http://www.ggdc.net.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2008