"In 1995 Poland’s GDP per capita was $13,600 in today’s money — about 36 per cent of Britain’s and roughly the same as Brazil’s. Today Poland’s figure is $44,500, or 81 per cent of ours. "
You’re confusing nominal us dollars and adjusting for price and inflation, or what the OECD calls Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). This is what the article uses and is more meaningful than nominal gdp per capita.
GDP per capita is $24,810 vs $53,195. Although Poland’s recovery after the fall of the iron curtain is great, there is no need to exaggerate.
"In 1995 Poland’s GDP per capita was $13,600 in today’s money — about 36 per cent of Britain’s and roughly the same as Brazil’s. Today Poland’s figure is $44,500, or 81 per cent of ours. "
Look anywhere else other than the article and you’ll see that’s not true
GDP per capita =! GDP per capita PPP
You’re confusing nominal us dollars and adjusting for price and inflation, or what the OECD calls Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). This is what the article uses and is more meaningful than nominal gdp per capita.
Here’s another source. Also uses the OECD’s PPP.
I can’t read the article and I’m going by what you quoted which says:
And I said:
I think you’re the one who’s confused
You need to look at the article. That’s not my problem.
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GDP per capita =! GDP per capita PPPafter I posted my reply. What in the living fuck is wrong with you!the recovery from the devastations that the germans are to be accounted for before 1990 was not nothing. at all.