GDP per capita has doubled in all three Baltic states since 2000

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Since 2000, GDP per capita has doubled in all three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (where it has nearly tripled).

Living conditions in these countries have improved more broadly. Poverty rates are lower, and life satisfaction is higher. Incomes have not just doubled in terms of GDP per capita; median incomes have also doubled.

Read more from my colleague Max Roser about economic growth, how it’s measured, and why it matters.
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