Most of us have become accustomed to the idea that government either cannot or will not just do things. Zilch, it seems, can be done about climate change, war, the housing crisis, inflation, or inadequate medical coverage and child care. The basic political legitimacy of our republic, the abundance movement claims, depends on its tangible achievements.
~ Gideon Lewis-Kraus via The New Yorker
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Tears for Fears — Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Live)
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There is no friend as loyal as a book.
~ Ernest Hemingway
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Question: What has been the change in Colombia’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?
Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.
| Year | Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) | GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,763 | $6,962 |
| 2000 | $2,538 | $7,522 |
| 2005 | $3,426 | $9,268 |
| 2010 | $6,380 | $11,819 |
| 2015 | $6,175 | $14,354 |
| 2020 | $5,312 | $15,082 |
| 2025 (Est.) | $8,247 | $21,795 |
James A. Robinson is a prominent scholar and a professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. He has a long and deep research engagement with Colombia, spanning about 20 years, including teaching at Universidad de los Andes and extensive fieldwork. Mr. Robinson is the co-author along with Daron Acemoglu of Why Nations Fail and has spent several decades studying the Columbia’s institutional and economic development. Professor Robinson has written extensively on how Colombia has maintained a unique “middle path” of macroeconomic stability despite decades of internal conflict. His research often explores the intersection of political institutions, state capacity, and long-term economic growth in the Colombian context.
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