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Decent jobs and economic growth - Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Indicator 8.1.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

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US annual growth rate of per capita GDP in chained 2009 US dollars

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Year Value
2000 3.0
2001 0.0
2002 0.8
2003 1.9
2004 2.9
2005 2.6
2006 1.9
2007 0.9
2008 -1.1
2009 -3.4
2010 1.7
2011 0.8
2012 1.5
2013 1.1
2014 1.7
2015 2.1
2016 0.8
2017 1.6
2018 2.2

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

Actual indicator available Annual growth rate of per capita GDP in chained 2012 dollars
Actual indicator available - description Year-over-year percentage change in chained (2012) dollar Gross Domestic Product per capita
Date of national source publication 4/2019
Method of computation
Periodicity Annual
Scheduled update by national source 5/2019
U.S. method of computation Difference between current year GDP per capita and previous year GDP per capita divided by previous year GDP per capita
Comments and limitations
Date metadata updated 2019-05-24
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement Percentage change
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period 2000 - 2018
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
Target name Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries.
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 1
UN custodial agency UNSD (Partnering Agencies: World Bank)
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Organisation Selected Per Capita Product and Income Series in Current and Chained Dollars
Agency Staff Name Andrew Craig
Agency Survey Dataset Selected Per Capita Product and Income Series in Current and Chained Dollars
Notes
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