Income – Average

Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Country Growth last 2000 years, VE Infographics

I am comparing the GDP per Capita of the United States with Japan, India, China, and Indonesia over the last 500 years. (GDP per Capita for each country is in 1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars, calculated from purchasing power parities (PPPs) of currencies and average prices of commodities.)

{Click on the image to take a closer look}
Income of United States, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia since 1500 magnifying glass

Data estimates for population from Angus Maddison Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen.

[tags]income, GDP per Capita, United States, China, India, Indonesia, Japan[/tags]

{ 11 comments }

Changes in U.S. Total Income

by Catherine Mulbrandon

in Other

Total Income Graph

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a report that looks at incomes across all households. Above, I have plotted the total income for the United States.

Below, I have plotted the average income for the United States. In both cases income drops after 2000.

Average Income Graph

{ 13 comments }