Transcript GDP
GNP AND GDP
GNP – “Gross National Product”
Total value of all goods and services by a
country over one year. Includes facilities
overseas owned by domestic
companies.
GDP – “Gross Domestic Product”
Total value of all goods and services
within a country’s borders over one
year. This is a good indicator of the size
of a country’s economy.
Examples (2010 est.)
USA – $14.5 trillion
Mexico – $1.0 trillion
Japan – $5.4 trillion
China - $5.8 trillion
Sudan - $0.07 trillion
PER CAPITA GDP
GDP per 1000 people, how “wealthy” the country is.
Roughly the amount of $$$ earned per person in a political unit
per year.
Examples? U.S. = $47,000 Mexico = $14,000 Japan = $33,000 China = $7,500
Sudan = $2300
4 ECONOMIC
EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) Tertiary
4) Quaternary
PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR
GET STUFF
Gathering raw materials –
natural resources taken from
the earth
Example: Mining, Fishing,
Farming
Secondary Employment Sector
MAKE STUFF
Manufacturing / Industry - Adding value to raw materials by
changing their form
Example: Iron changed into an automobile
Tertiary Employment Sector
DO STUFF
Business or professional services
Example: teachers, retail salespeople, doctors
Quaternary Employment Sector
THINK STUFF
Provide info, research, management,
etc. by highly trained personnel
Engineers, researchers, scientists,
software designers
ECONOMIC STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY
GDP: Nearly none – collapSed.
Per Capita Income: Very Low (less
than $1000/yr)
Employment Sectors: “Primary” if any
at all
Infrastructure: Very little to none
Lack of electricity
Lack of clean water
Lack of roads, Airports, Ports
Quality of Life: In crisis, collapsed
infrastructure and economy.
Examples: Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti
DEVELOPING
COUNTRY
GDP: Low
Per Capita Income: Low
Employment Sectors: Mostly
“Primary”
Infrastructure: Relatively little
Lack of electricity
Lack of clean water
Lack of roads, Airports, Ports
Quality of Life: Low, little
literacy, nutrition, or medical care
Examples: Burma, Jamaica, El
Salvador
NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY (NIC)
GDP: Low/Medium but increasing
Per Capita Income: Low/Medium but increasing
Employment Sectors: “Primary” shifting to “Secondary” to
varying degrees
Infrastructure: Increasing
Things are being built as wealth increases
Long process, very expensive
Quality of Life: Still low in most places, but improving in
many ways
Examples:
India
Mexico
DEVELOPED COUNTRY
GDP: High
Per Capita Income: High
Employment Sectors: Mostly
“Tertiary” and “Quaternary”
Infrastructure: Strong
High amount of roads, Airports,
Ports
Clean water systems
Electricity available to all
Quality of Life: High, with good
nutrition, medical care, education
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Picture C
WHICH
PICTURE
BEST FITS
EACH
ECONOMIC
LEVEL?
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Picture D