I used constant 2015 USD rather than current USD in order not to be affected by changes in exchange rate when considering growth. Current is good to look at the situation right now, constant to look at growth.
I used GDP per capita rather than GDP because I think it is a better indicator of the standard of living of the average citizen. Still not perfect, but pretty good. And definitely better than raw GDP, which is affected by changes in the population numbers.
Obviously we see generally poorer countries doing better.
I chose 2016 because it was the year Brexit happen and I think it was interesting to look at it. If you want to see another interval let me know and I’ll see if there is an interesting one.
For other G7 economies:
US: 1.4%
Canada: 0.2%
Japan: 0.0%
Other BRIC economies:
China: 5.6%
India: 2.7%
Brazil: 0.2%
Other rich economies:
South Korea: 2.1%
Australia: 0.5%
People seem to think of booms as very, very bad. But we really should just see it as a cost of business. For example, 2008 financial crisis was bad, but if you annualize our growth between 2000-2019, we are doing fantastic.
You realize Ireland’s per numbers are better than everyone else, right?
Hand an Irishman a free 100 euro note and he will complain the corner is creased. LOL
Ourselves and the old bastion of GDP, Moldova, holding up the fort. Great times ahead lads.
I wonder if you removed the fortune 500 tech companies, that have offices here, from the equation, how would we look.
Can we not just be boringly normal for once. Just slow sustainable growth.
Maybe we don’t need another tax avoiding call center for MegaSoft if it doesn’t actually raise the standard of living of the existing people.
I see some of that Irish magic rubbed off on Lebanon.
I fucking hate it whenever this ends up in the Europe sub etc as a fucking tsunami of Dutch and French cunts will chime in calling us thieves due to our corporate tax policies (disregarding of course that the former is a tax haven and the latter plays fuckery with its tax rates)
We’re meant to be the begrudging nation, that’s our thing, but they’re raring to one-up us.
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[Source](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD).
I used constant 2015 USD rather than current USD in order not to be affected by changes in exchange rate when considering growth. Current is good to look at the situation right now, constant to look at growth.
I used GDP per capita rather than GDP because I think it is a better indicator of the standard of living of the average citizen. Still not perfect, but pretty good. And definitely better than raw GDP, which is affected by changes in the population numbers.
Obviously we see generally poorer countries doing better.
I chose 2016 because it was the year Brexit happen and I think it was interesting to look at it. If you want to see another interval let me know and I’ll see if there is an interesting one.
For other G7 economies:
US: 1.4%
Canada: 0.2%
Japan: 0.0%
Other BRIC economies:
China: 5.6%
India: 2.7%
Brazil: 0.2%
Other rich economies:
South Korea: 2.1%
Australia: 0.5%
People seem to think of booms as very, very bad. But we really should just see it as a cost of business. For example, 2008 financial crisis was bad, but if you annualize our growth between 2000-2019, we are doing fantastic.
You realize Ireland’s per numbers are better than everyone else, right?
Hand an Irishman a free 100 euro note and he will complain the corner is creased. LOL
Ourselves and the old bastion of GDP, Moldova, holding up the fort. Great times ahead lads.
I wonder if you removed the fortune 500 tech companies, that have offices here, from the equation, how would we look.
Can we not just be boringly normal for once. Just slow sustainable growth.
Maybe we don’t need another tax avoiding call center for MegaSoft if it doesn’t actually raise the standard of living of the existing people.
I see some of that Irish magic rubbed off on Lebanon.
I fucking hate it whenever this ends up in the Europe sub etc as a fucking tsunami of Dutch and French cunts will chime in calling us thieves due to our corporate tax policies (disregarding of course that the former is a tax haven and the latter plays fuckery with its tax rates)
We’re meant to be the begrudging nation, that’s our thing, but they’re raring to one-up us.