§ 19. Mrs. Virginia Bottomleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has on comparable figures of gross domestic product per head in the United Kingdom and other industrialised countries.
§ Mr. MooreFollowing is a table showing comparable figures for other OECD countries.
GDP per head in OECD countries, 1984 United States dollars* Australia 11,180 Austria 8,540 Belgium 7,700 Canada 13,290 Denmark 10,690 Finland 10,490 France 8,910 Germany 10,030 Greece 3,380 Iceland 10,720 Ireland 4,990 Italy 6,110 Japan 10,460 Luxembourg 9,240 Netherlands 8,530 New Zealand 7,160 Norway 13,220 Portugal 1,910 Spain 4,190 Sweden 11,370 Switzerland 14,000 Turkey 1,020 United Kingdom 7,500 United States 15,360 Source: OECD Observer March 1986.
* Converted at average exchange rate of 1984.