Development indicators
Gianni Vaggi
University of Pavia September 2013
The economy
World Bank income groups
GNI per capita 2011, WDI 2013
Low
$ 1,025 or less
Lower middle
$ 1,026 – 4,035
Upper middle
$ 4,036 – 12,475
High
$ 12,476 or more
World Income Distribution, by percentile, 2000
Purchasing Power Parities-1
Purchasing Power Parities-2
GNI per capita 2010 Atlas Method and PPP
37,317
High Income
38,910
2,148
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,176
3,124
South Asia
1,176
8,068
Middle East & N. Africa
3,874
10,926
Latin America & Carib.
7,733
13,396
Europe & Central Asia
7,272
6,657
East Asia & Pacific
3,696
0
5,000
10,000
Gross National Income per capita 2010 [$] PPP
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Gross national income per capita 2010 [$] Atlas method
35,000
40,000
GDP growth rates 1965-2010(averages)
10
8
6
4
2
0
1965-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
2000-2010
-2
-4
High Income
East Asia and the Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Europe and Central Asia
World GDP changes
GDP growth rates 1965-2010(averages)
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
High Income
East Asia and the
Pacific
Latin America and the Middle East and North
Caribbean
Africa
1965-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
South Asia
2000-2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Europe and
Central Asia
GDP growth rate (%), 1974-2012
World Output Growth, 2005-2013