TABLE 9-1 U.S. Real GDP per Capita
Year
Percentage of 1900 real GDP per capita
Percentage of 2010 real GDP per capita
1900
100%
13%
1920
136
18
1940
171
23
1980
454
60
2000
696
92
2010
758
100
Sources: Angus Maddison, Statistics on World Population, GDP, and Per Capita GDP, 1–2008AD, “The First Update of the Madison Project: Reestimating Growth Before 1820” http://www.ggdc.net/maddison; Bureau of Economic Analysis.