The Rise and Fall of modern empires
Part IIIbWhat drives economic growth: population vs. income per capita improvement
Countries’ analysis
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“The energy of the mind is the essence of life”
Aristotle, Greek philosopher384 BC – 322 BC
What we discovered inPart I and Part II
Economic power “moves” from the West to the East
Japan, China, and India lead the way
This is a long term trend initiated many decades ago
Income gap is shrinking BUT inequality still holds strong
The Rise and Fall of modern empiresFrom the United States to China: a journey of global economic dominance from 1950 to 2010
So, economic power is shifting from the West to the East
However…
Is this shift of power attributed to
the growing and much larger
population of Asia and especially
China and India?
…or is it based on the improvement
of living standards, productivity,
and innovation on an individual basis?
* All figures are relative to corresponding Global GDP/Population/GDP per capita growth figures
** We have included the eight largest countries, in terms of 2010 GDP percentage contribution. The Russian Federation has been excluded from this analysis as it did not exist before 1992
*** Source of actual GDP (in millions of 1990 US$, converted at Geary Khamis PPPs) and population data used in this analysis is: “The Conference Board Total Economy Database, January 2011, http://www.conference-board.org/data/economydatabase/”
Let’s do the following: We will analyze GDP growth* of selected countries**, between 1950 and 2010,
based on two growth drivers:
Population growth*
Income per capita growth*
By performing this analysis, we will identify the dominant elements for every country
and gain valuable insights about their growth dynamics
Let’s start!
Countries’ GDP growth performance1950-2010
As we had expected Asian countries exhibit the largest GDP growth followed only by Brazil
…and what drives countries’ GDP growth1950 – 2010
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Western countries exhibitbelow average growthmainly due tolow population growth and near average GDP per capita growth
Germany is the only exception withrelatively largeGDP per capita growth
Japan, India, and Brazil they all share similar, greatly above average, GDP growth rates!
However, Japan’s growthis attributed entirely to its second bestGDP per capita growth
On the other hand,Brazil’s growthis attributed almost entirely to population growth
India’s growthis based on a mixtureof population andGDP per capita growth
And the top performer is:ChinaDespite popular beliefChina’s growth is entirely basedon GDP per capita and not population growth
But how did we get there?
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China Is by far leading the way in GDP growth for the period 1950-2010
Started to stand out after 1980 and especially after 2000
Contrary to the popular belief, its growth is entirely based on GDP per Capita improvement-not population growth
On the contrary, population growth has been below average due to the one child policy
This unveils important growth dynamics implying significant developments in living standards, productivity , and
innovation on an individual basis
Japan Has the second best GDP per capita growth, next to China
Led the way in GDP growth until 1995. It was then succeeded by China
India Has the second best GDP growth rate, next to China
Growth is based on a mixture of population and GDP p.c. growth (not impressive though compared to China and Japan)
Brazil Brazil has a well above average GDP growth attributed almost entirely to population growth
The West Western countries exhibit below average GDP growth rates, low population growth and near average GDP p.c. growth
The only exception is Germany exhibiting significant GDP per capita growth
Let’s summarize
The Rise and Fall of modern empires
Part IIIbWhat drives economic growth: population vs. income per capita improvement
Countries’ analysis
Created by the Forecasting Net
www.forecastingnet.com
Follow us on LinkedIn: Forecasting Net Group Like us on Facebook: Forecasting Net page
August 2013
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