4 ms·
Hmm takes about 5 minutes of googling to find annualised GDP per-capita growth rates for countries. Using the 1990-2015 period (because the numbers are directl
by derriz 6y ago
Hmm takes about 5 minutes of googling to find annualised GDP per-capita growth rates for countries.
Using the 1990-2015 period (because the numbers are directly available on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_growth_1980–2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_growt...).
The following countries all grew by MORE than Germany: Poland (8.5%), Romania (6.9%), Lithuania (6.9%), Slovakia (6.7%), Czech Republic (6.6%), Estonia (6.4%), Ireland (6.2%), Latvia (5.8%), Hungary (5.5%), Malta (5.1%), Bulgaria (4.7%), Luxembourg (4.6%), Norway (3.9%), Portugal (3.6%), Slovenia (3.3%), Croatia (3.1%), United Kingdom (3.1%) and the Netherlands (3.0%).
Germany's rate for the same period was 2.9%.
So you're theory that Germany has benefited the most from the EU - at least for this period - is clearly false.
- econcon 6y agoGermany started from much stronger position, so grow rates don't tell us the whole story. Compare the living standards, so you want to argue Poland with 8.5% growth has higher living standards than Germany?
- derriz 6y ago"So you want to argue Poland with 8.5% growth has higher living standards than Germany" - why would I want to argue that? I mean I've said absolutely nothing about living standards and neither did you? Why not simply read what I've written instead of inventing arguments for me to make? I've provided some basic numbers and references which directly contradict your claim that Germany benefitted most from the structures of the EU. I give up. I tried to explain some reasons why you might be getting downvoted but it's been a waste of time.