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 Income by Country
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Definition of GDP per Capita

Income Statistics

Income Distribution

Definition of GDP per Capita    

GDP or GNP per Capita
Gross national product (GNP) per capita is the dollar value of a country's final output of goods and services in a year divided by its population. It reflects the average income of a country's citizens. SOURCE: World Bank and World Bank: Glossary.


Income Statistics    

International Marketing Data and Statistics  
REFERENCE BUSINESS TABLE World Markets and Consumers
CATALOG RECORD
Note: In Table of Contents, see Income & Earnings for personal income, disposable income, and average monthly earnings (in 2004 edition, see pp.466-470). Data for a span of years.

World Development Indicators CATALOG RECORD
Online: WDI Online [CSUF only]
Print--latest edition: Shelved on Business Table World Markets and Consumers
Print--previous years: DOCS/INT HC59 .W62
Note: 2001 edition gives average household income in Table 3.11—later editions give income distribution only, not average household income.

For Latin American Countries:
Latin American Market Planning Report (2003)
REFERENCE BUSINESS TABLE World Markets CATALOG RECORD

Arranged by country. Economic statistics and market surveys on consumers and consumption. Statistics include top metropolitan markets (cities) in each country, GDP per capita, socioeconomic strata, buying power, consumption, unemployment, inflation, consumer confidence, and more.

World Factbook 
Online: World Factbook
Print: REF DESK G122 .U56 CATALOG RECORD
Note: CSUF owns 1988-current date.
Section titled Economy usually gives GDP per capita.

World Factbook: Older editions
Online: Sixteen Years of World Factbooks (1989-present)

Political Risk Yearbook
Print: CATALOG RECORD
Online: Online version OR Click on CATALOG RECORD then click on ACCESS IN INTERNET.
Note: Country reports usually give per capita GDP.

World Almanac and Book of Facts
REF DESK AY67.N5 W7 2005 CATALOG RECORD

Note: In Country Information section, see Finance data for GDP per capita.

World Statistics Pocketbook
DOCS/INT HA154 .W67 [annual] CATALOG RECORD

Gives GDP per Capita (US$).

Human Development Report CATALOG RECORD
new Online: Human Development Report 2006 PDF-440 pages
Note: Go to Table 14: Economic Performance and Table 15: Inequality in Income or Consumption
 
Online: Human Development Report 2005 (scroll down in Table of Contents to Human Development Indicators and then scroll sideways to Indicator 14: Economic Performance and Indicator 15: Inequality in Income or Consumption.

Online: Human Development Report 2004 (
scroll down in Table of Contents to Human Development Indicators and then scroll down to Indicator 13: Economic Performance and Indicator 14: Inequality in Income or Consumption

Print: 
CATALOG RECORD
Latest 2 editions are shelved on Business Table World Markets and Consumers .
In 2003 edition, for GDP per Capita see MDG 12: Economic Performance.
In 2003 edition, for Income Distribution see MDG 13: Inequality in Income or Consumption

Background Notes   
Online:
Background Notes
Note: Section titled
Economy usually gives GDP per capita.

World Bank: Data by Country 
Note: At logon screen, select country and then Country at a Glance tables. This report usually gives GDP per capita over a span of years.

Yearbook of Labour Statistics
DOCS DESK HD4826 .I63
CATALOG RECORD
Note: In 2002 edition, see p. 899 for definition of wages. Salaries and wages by country begin on p. 907. Note that wages are given in local currency.

Foreign Labor Statistics      top
Various tables. See especially:

GDP per Capita and per Employed Person--International Comparisons:

  • Comparative Real Gross Domestic Product per Capita and per Employed Person, Fourteen Countries, 1960-2005 (TXT) (PDF

Hourly Compensation--International Comparisons:

new  Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: United States, Europe, & Asia (2006) PDF-65 pages
This chartbook provides comparable information on employment levels, jobless rates, labor costs, productivity, and hours worked to give comparative labor market perspective for the U.S. and European and Asian countries.

STAT-USA [CSUF only]
At logon, click on GLOBUS & NTDB
Scroll down to Country Commercial Guides
Click on a country name
Click on Entire CCG for latest FY to view complete report
EDIT/Find: income
OR EDIT/Find: GDP
 
Mergent Online [CSUF only]
At logon, under Country Profile select a country and then scroll down to Economy section. Data includes GDP: purchasing power parity.
 
LexisNexis Academic [CSUF only]       top
Reference then Country Profiles
Enter country name
View PDF file
     EDIT/Find
: income
          OR

     Search for GDP per capita
 
Statistical Abstract of the World CATALOG RECORD
3rd Floor North DOCS/INT HA155 .S7  1997 
See section Finance, Economics, and Trade for National Product per Capita. Also gives inflation rate.

Income Distribution     
Area Handbook Series Country Studies
Online: INTERNET VERSION 
Click on a country name and then scan Table of Contents for Income Distribution or click on sections about the economy.
Print: CATALOG RECORDS 
 
World Development Indicators CATALOG RECORD
Online: WDI Online [CSUF only]
Print:  Business Table 2 World Markets
The latest edition is shelved on Business Table World Markets and Consumers.  Please note that the 2001 edition gives average household income in Table 3.11—later editions give income distribution only, not average household income.
 
Human Development Report CATALOG RECORD
new Online: Human Development Report 2006 PDF-440 pages
Note:
Go to Table 14: Economic Performance and Table 15: Inequality in Income or Consumption
 
Online: Human Development Report 2005 (scroll down in Table of Contents to Human Development Indicators and then scroll sideways to Indicator 14: Economic Performance and Indicator 15: Inequality in Income or Consumption.

Online: Human Development Report 2004
(scroll down in Table of Contents to Human Development Indicators and then scroll down to Indicator 13: Economic Performance and Indicator 14: Inequality in Income or Consumption

Print:
CATALOG RECORD
Latest 2 editions are shelved on Business Table 2A: World Markets and Consumers .
In 2003 edition, for GDP per Capita see MDG 12: Economic Performance .
In 2003 edition, for Income Distribution see MDG 13: Inequality in Income or Consumption .

World Bank Home Page
At logon screen, in search box type: income distribution and mexico

World Bank: Data by Country
At logon screen, scroll down to Country at a Glance tables and then select a country.

Income Distribution in OECD Countries
DOCS/INT HC79.I5 A85 1995 
CATALOG RECORD

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Created: 050503. Updated: 01/10/08 .
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