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Definition of 'Per Capita'
A Latin term that translates into "by head," basically meaning "average per person." Per capita can take the place of saying "per person" in any number of statistical observances. In most cases the term is used in relation to economic data or reporting, but can also be used in most any other occurrence of population description.
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Investopedia explains 'Per Capita'
Per capital is often is used to express a country or region's income level or economic output, such as GDP. For example, consider the United States in 2011, with a population of about 313,400,000 people and a GDP of $15,094 trillion. In this case, the per capita income, or average income per person, would be equal to approximately $48,000. National economic indicators such as GDP or GNP are typically quoted on a per capita basis when presented in the media.
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Search results for 'Per Capita'
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0911/The-Correlation-Between-Education-And-The-Economy.aspx
... Per Capita Income Measures The Census Bureau recently released a report on 2009
levels of disposable personal income per capita, which is defined as personal ...
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1111/Countries-That-Still-Have-The-Golden-AAA-Credit-Rating.aspx
... Singapore enjoys low inflation near 5%, a low unemployment rate around 2% and one
of the highest GDP per capita rates in the world, currently at $49,321. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/university/estate-planning/estate-planning4.asp
... For example: Per Capita: Distributing assets per capita means giving equal
shares to the number of beneficiaries. For example, John ...
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0212/Where-Americas-Health-Spending-Goes.aspx
... a recent Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study which
claims that in 2010, Americans spent about $8,000 per capita on healthcare. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/071404.asp
... the EU's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita - an important measure of economic
well-being - would rank fifth from the bottom, slightly ahead of Arkansas. ...
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1011/10-Countries-With-The-Cheapest-Gas-At-The-Pump.aspx
... Looking at a country's GDP based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita gives
us an idea of a country's income per head while taking into account price ...
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0811/Most-and-Least-Educated-States.aspx
... Violent Crime Rates. Examining the violent crime incidents per capita in the top
and bottom states provides some interesting statistical anomalies. ...
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http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0610/Beer-Nation.aspx
... Beer by State The Beer Institute finds that residents of Montana tend to
drink more beer per capita than any other state. In fact ...
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http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/The-World-Moves-On-Its-Stomach-COW-FISN-TSN-BRFS0513.aspx
... For example, wealthy developed markets such as the US and Germany consume about
123 kg and 88 kg of meat per capita, respectively; growing China consumes 54 kg ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/03/031803.asp?partner=aol-d
... Per-Capita Designation Per-capita beneficiary designations also provide that your
primary beneficiary's share will go to his/her heirs; however, the ...
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