GDP PPP per capita 2017 WE vs. EE

[Magnolia]

GDP PPP per capita 2017 (estimates by IMF)


What do you think?

[Herr Abubu]

That these economic measures are dangerously misleading. Don't look too much into it.

[propolis]

GDP as a false measure of a country economic output-LINK
Can countries fake their GNP/GDP?
GDP of Eastern European countries depends on foreign investors who transfered their business searching for low paid workers in Eastern Europe.

[Magnolia]

GDP as a false measure of a country economic output-LINK
Can countries fake their GNP/GDP?
GDP of Eastern European countries depends on foreign investors who transfered their business searching for low paid workers in Eastern Europe.

And? It is a common investor's strategy...

[Costas]

Clear divide.

Slovenia and Czechia seem to be catching up with Italy and Spain though, that's interesting.

I'm always surprised by how poor Moldova is.

Like in South America we always talk about how poor Bolivia is but then Moldova is even poorer.. that's shocking.

[Dandelion]

Clear divide.

Slovenia and Czechia seem to be catching up with Italy and Spain though, that's interesting.

I'm always surprised by how poor Moldova is.

Like in South America we always talk about how poor Bolivia is but then Moldova is even poorer.. that's shocking.

And I'm surprised by how rich Ireland seems to be.

[Magnolia]

And I'm surprised by how rich Ireland seems to be.

You're right.
Is there a fault?

[щрбл]

I believe that communists aren't human.

[Costas]

And I'm surprised by how rich Ireland seems to be.

Oh I think they embraced free-market a lot more than most European countries and that helped them get a lot of investment.

[Amor Vincit Omnia]

Map of sovereign states in Europe by GDP per capita based on international dollars (PPP) 2015 from the World Bank


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...PP)_per_capita

Luxembourg 101,926 $
Moldova 5 038$