Posted: August 27th, 2013
Country Economic Analysis Report
Paper instructions:
Select a country of your choice and collect the following data for the most
recent year available. Refer to the following websites for the data:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://hdr.undp.org/en/
GDP (you may use the purchase power parity figures)
Per capita GDP
GDP growth rate
GDP composition by sector
Labor force
Labor force by occupation
Population below poverty line
Unemployment Rate.
Inflation Rate.
Human Development Index Rankings – overall and by category.
Based on your research, write a summary of 750 words on what you have learned about this country’s economy. How would you rate the
overall economic well-being for this country? Provide your rationale. Contrast two or three
key economic factors for this country with the U.S. economy and comment. For example, if per capita GDP is significantly lower in this country than in the United States, what might this imply?