Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad family

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by codedokode on Sunday December 08, 2024 @11:48AM (#42358122)

But GDP is measured in dollars and not in amount of things produced. If everything is expensive in your country it will have larger GDP even producing less things.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by postingawayonhn on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:02AM (#42364623)

Purchasing Power Parity calculations try to capture this.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by codedokode on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:11AM (#42364675)

Yes, but it is generally made around prices for cheap food and this doesn't help to understand how many cars, planes or rockets a country can produce.

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