Table # 8
Per Capita Income:
Developed vs. Developing World
Per Capita Income is derived by dividing total GNP by the Population. GNP, or Gross National Product, includes the value of all domestic and foreign economic output.
(Income data are not standardized to reflect inflation effects)
  1985 1987 1988 1990 1993
Developed
World
$9,398 $9,930 $10,700 $15,830 $15,420
Developing
World
$700 $660 $640 $710 $870
Ratio 13.43 15.05 16.72 22.30 17.72
 
  1998 2000 2003 2006  
Developed
World
$20,240 $19,480 $22,030 $27,790  
Developing
World
$1,230 $1,260 $3,660 $4,950  
Ratio 16.46 15.46 6.01 5.61  

Source: Population Reference Bureau Data Sheets:
1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006

Chart created by Russ Long