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American real GDP per capita grew at 1.7% a year from 2015 to 2025 [2] From 2004 to 2024, Chinese PPP GDP/c grew 7.4% a year [4]. What an incredibly dishonest
by refurb 1y ago
American real GDP per capita grew at 1.7% a year from 2015 to 2025 [2]
From 2004 to 2024, Chinese PPP GDP/c grew 7.4% a year [4].
What an incredibly dishonest comparison!
- AnimalMuppet 1y agoWhat about it makes it dishonest? What do you think would be an honest comparison? And, if you do it, what numbers do you get?
- refurb 1y agoWhere to start? Comparing a 10 year US period to a 20 year period? Seems awfully selective. Let's do a side by side comparison? 2018 to 2023? 2023 is the last year with solid numbers. US: 12% real GDP growth China: 26% real GDP growth Sounds impressive, until you account for the base. US: +$2.4T USD China: +$3.64T USD Yikes! 4x the number of people, but 0.5x the GDP growth.
- adgjlsfhk1 1y ago[flagged]
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Comparing a 10 year US period to a 20 year period? Seems awfully selective Yes, I chose the strongest form of the other side’s argument to show that even then, it’s difficult to argue that Chinese PPP GDP/c is approaching American levels within a generation. (Though China’s numbers don’t vary much between 10 and 20 years, America’s do since we had a lot of war and then economic stimulus in the 2000s.) > 2018 to 2023? You want to make multi-decade projections off a pandemic baseline? > 4x the number of people, but 0.5x the GDP growth Per capita means per person. Purchasing power means real production. The question was about potential living standards, not aggregate might.