People walk near the central business district of Singapore, one of the world’s richest countries as measured by per capita GDP. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
Outside In
When people in the world’s 10 richest economies aren’t so well off, is GDP a meaningful measure?
- The latest World Bank research highlights the inadequacy of GDP to assess a country’s wealth, compared with the money in people’s pockets
- Perhaps if environmental factors and the impact of inequality were included, then the top 10 list might look a little different
People walk near the central business district of Singapore, one of the world’s richest countries as measured by per capita GDP. Photo: EPA-EFE
