per capita income
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- noun
- /pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnkʌm/
- Specialized
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ingreso per cápita
- In 2022, the city reported a per capita income of $50,000, indicating strong economic growth.
- countries' per capita income
- average per capita income
- annual per capita income
Examples
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Over 100 countries had lower per capita incomes in 1999 than in the early 1980s.
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In just three years, per capita income in GCC countries rose from $14,251 in 2004 to $22,222.
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But basically, as per capita income goes up, fertility goes down.
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When combined with flat oil prices, that means declining real per capita income.
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Most countries' per capita income rises less than 2 percent a year.
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Indeed, on average, African countries' per-capita income has declined at an annual rate of 1.1 percent during the 1980s.
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Despite overall absolute economic gain, in terms of per capita income, the Sunbelt remains the lowest in the United States.
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The community suffered from high unemployment, low per capita income, insufficient health care, and substandard housing.
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Kuwait has the highest per capita income in the region at $22,110.
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Goldman Sachs projects that Vietnam will have a per capita income of $40,000 in 2050.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'per' marks a rate, 'capita' (Latin for 'head/person') and 'income' yield 'income per person.' Even though 'capita' is a Latin loan and may be less familiar, a learner who knows the constituent meanings can compositionally infer the average income per person, and comparable formulations exist across languages.
Etymology
Per capita income comes from Latin: per means 'for each' and capita means 'head' or 'person'. So the phrase paints a simple image of dividing all the money among every person, which is why it means the 'average' income for each person.