Written answers

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Department of Finance

Gross National Product

10:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the most recent reported or estimated [i]per capita[/i] GNP for every OECD country; the names of those countries whose [i]per capita[/i] GNP exceeded that of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41277/09]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Gross National Product per capita figures for OECD countries are not available from the OECD. For most OECD countries, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are closely aligned to GNP and are the preferred choice for statistical purposes. In 2008, four out of the OECD's thirty member countries had a GDP per capita in US dollars that exceeded Ireland's: namely Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and Luxembourg. A table of the GDP per capita in US dollars for OECD countries for 2008 is below.

COUNTRYGDP PER CAPITA (US dollars)
Australia46 200
Austria49 500
Belgium47 500
Canada45 100
Czech Republic20 800
Denmark62 100
Finland51 300
France44 500
Germany44 400
Greece31 700
Hungary15 300
Iceland51 100
Ireland61 000
Italy38 500
Japan38 400
Korea17 700
Luxembourg110 000
Mexico10 100
Netherlands53 000
New Zealand29 500
Norway94 400
Poland13 900
Portugal22 900
Slovak Republic17 600
Spain35 200
Sweden52 000
Switzerland64 000
Turkey9 900
United Kingdom43 500
United States46 500

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