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Can someone tell me how the WSJ arrived at $13,888.96 for China's GDP per capita in 2018? Did they just make it up?
by Leary 7y ago
Can someone tell me how the WSJ arrived at $13,888.96 for China's GDP per capita in 2018? Did they just make it up?
- baxtr 7y agoI hate pseudo accurate numbers like this. Saying it’s likely $13-14k makes more sense to me
- khuey 7y agoIt's probably a roundish estimate multiplied by an exact exchange rate to USD. I wonder if they still teach significant figures in schools. EDIT: It also seems high unless they're using some sort of purchasing power adjustment.
- spikels 7y agoDid they edit the article? Now it says: > per-capita gross domestic product of $14,000 to $18,000 a year