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Question: What has been the change in Brazil’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 $4,852 $8,364
2000 $3,752 $9,328
2005 $4,806 $11,334
2010 $11,341 $15,160
2015 $8,893 $17,337
2020 $7,057 $18,485
2025 (Est.) $10,578 $23,239

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Question: What has been the change in Chile’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 $5,115 $7,719
2000 $5,123 $9,754
2005 $7,532 $13,204
2010 $12,746 $17,321
2015 $13,513 $22,341
2020 $13,222 $25,004
2025 (Est.) $18,487 $32,713

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Question: What has been the change in Peru’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 $2,118 $4,151
2000 $1,922 $4,736
2005 $2,642 $6,149
2010 $5,011 $9,271
2015 $6,155 $11,960
2020 $6,131 $12,367
2025 (Est.) $8,261 $17,320

Harvard economist Melissa Dell is a John Bates Clark Medalist known for her rigorous research on the Peruvian economy. She is best recognized for her pathbreaking work on how historical institutions, such as the colonial mita mining system, shape Peru’s contemporary economic and social outcomes. Her research explores the intersection of economic history and development, specifically analyzing how sub-national institutional variations influence long-run prosperity in the Peruvian highlands.

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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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