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Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2006. 2006 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The
Technical Notes
Adapted from the World Bank's World Development Indicators
Definition:
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), annual growth rate is the annual percentage change in the total annual output of a c
The data shown here are average annual compound growth rates calculated from constant price data in local curren
GDP estimates are derived from national account data. GDP data for most developing countries are collected from n
To produce national accounts aggregates that are measured in the same standard monetary units, the value of outp
Country data are obtained directly from the World Bank without manipulation. However, WRI computes regional an
Data Reliability:
The World Bank produces the most reliable global GDP estimates available. However, it should be noted that these
Informal economic activities sometimes pose a measurement problem, especially in developing countries, where m
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1997 1996 1995
1.8 2.6 1.9
3.5 1.2 2.4
4.2 1.6 2.8
3 2.5 2.8
6.3 3.9 3.4
2.4 1.1 2.4
1.8 1 1.9
3.6 2.4 2.1
4.6 1.3 1.5
4.7 5.2 0.1
10.8 8.3 9.6
2 1.1 2.9
3.8 3 3
5.2 5.3 4.4
6.8 6 7
4 3.5 4.3
-6.1 4 7.2
1.4 -3.6 -4.1
4 2.4 2.8
2.4 1.3 4.1
1.9 0.5 0.4
3.3 2.8 2.9
4.5 3.7 2.5
the total annual output of a country's economy in constant prices. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services
tant price data in local currency. Regional aggregates were calculated by converting country data in local currency into U.S. dol
countries are collected from national statistical organizations and central banks by visiting and resident World Bank missions. T
etary units, the value of output must be converted to a single common currency. The World Bank conventionally uses the U.S.
er, WRI computes regional and income-based aggregates. WRI's regional definitions differ from those of the World Bank, as suc
t should be noted that these data do not account for differences in purchasing power (to see national accounts data without th
eveloping countries, where much economic activity may go unrecorded. Obtaining a complete picture of the economy requires
merce/catalog/product?item_id=631625.
of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment, and government spen
ident World Bank missions. The data for high-income economies come from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Deve
conventionally uses the U.S. dollar and applies the average official exchange rate reported by the International Monetary Fund
hose of the World Bank, as such, the regional averages will also differ. Income aggregates are based on the current income-grou
onal accounts data without these differences, see PPP (purchasing power parity) estimates).
ture of the economy requires estimating household outputs produced for local sale and home use, barter exchanges, and illicit
stment, and government spending.
ng deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Value added is the va
nomic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data files. The United Nations Statistics Division publishes detailed national acco
e International Monetary Fund for the year shown. To obtain comparable series of constant price data, the World Bank rescales
d on the current income-group membership unlike those calculated by the World Bank, which are based on membership durin
e, barter exchanges, and illicit or deliberately unreported activity. Technical improvements and growth in services sector are bo
ources. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed
blishes detailed national accounts for United Nations member countries in National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and D
data, the World Bank rescales GDP and value added by industrial origin to a common reference year, currently 2000.
e based on membership during the year of data reported. WRI does not use interpolation or any other statistical method to acc
owth in services sector are both particularly difficult to measure. The consistency and completeness of such estimates depends
goods and services consumed in production.
tistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables and updates in the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (these can be found at http://uns
other statistical method to account for countries for which there is no data. Therefore aggregations may be less accurate than t
ss of such estimates depends on the methods used by the compiling statisticians and the resources available to them.
se can be found at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/nadefault.htm).
ns may be less accurate than those done by agencies who use these statistical methods.
es available to them.
Sales Rep 2006 Sales 2007 Sales % +/-
Nancy Freehafer $ 996,336 $ 960,492 -4%
Andrew Cencini $ 606,731 $ 577,983 -5%
Jan Kotas $ 622,781 $ 967,580 55%
Mariya Sergienko $ 765,327 $ 771,399 1%
Steven Thorpe $ 863,589 $ 827,213 -4%
Michael Neipper $ 795,518 $ 669,394 -16%
Robert Zare $ 722,740 $ 626,945 -13%
Laura Giussani $ 992,059 $ 574,472 -42%
Anne Hellung-Larsen $ 659,380 $ 827,932 26%
Kyra Harper $ 509,623 $ 569,609 12%
David Ferry $ 987,777 $ 558,601 -43%
Paul Voyatzis $ 685,091 $ 692,182 1%
Andrea Aster $ 540,484 $ 693,762 28%
Charles Granek $ 650,733 $ 823,034 26%
Karen Aliston $ 509,863 $ 511,569 0%
Karen Hammond $ 503,699 $ 975,455 94%
Vince Durbin $ 630,263 $ 599,514 -5%
Paul Richardson $ 779,722 $ 596,353 -24%
Gregg O'Donoghue $ 592,802 $ 652,171 10%