per capita

Example Sentences

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Economists often battle over the degree to which Indian consumers can support the economy, given that per capita income is around $2,700 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

With gross domestic product per capita on par with Japan and a stagnant population, South Korea’s tigerish growth days are behind it.

From Barron's

He points out that Mississippi has already passed the U.K. in per capita GDP and is set to pass Germany any day now.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, while Massachusetts gets the most National Institutes of Health funding of any state on a per capita basis, changes are afoot.

From The Wall Street Journal

The initial craze saw more people in Vietnam pick up a paddle per capita than anywhere else in Asia, according to one survey.

From Barron's