CAFTA needs to be ratified and we hear again about the danger of America losing more manufacturing jobs and getting stuck with only poorly paid service ones. So, it’s time to focus attention on some surprising statistics found in Dan Smith’s State of the World Atlas. It’s a highly recommended resource.
It has a chart comparing regional GDP per person of countries dominated by agriculture, industry and services (2000 of the latest available data). The numbers speak for themselves:
Africa: Tanzania-agriculture-$523. Niger-industry-$746. Kenya-services-$1022.
Central Am.: Nicaragua-industry-$2366. El Salvador-services-$4497.
East. Europe: Ukraine-agriculture-$3816. Macedonia-industry-$5086. Poland-services-$9051.
SE Asia: Indonesia-agriculture-$3043. Brunei-industry-$16779. Malaysia-services-$9068.
Brunei has few people and lots of oil.
posted by Judith
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