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Table 8 GDP and ecological costs comparison

From: Economic growth for ecological conversions: South Korean case

 

1980

2000

Differences

Total population

38,124,000

47,008,000

8,884,000

GDP

$39,471 million

$635,185 million

$595,714 million

GDP per capita

$1035

$13,512

$12,477

Ecological values (median)

$5798 million

$5528 million

− $270 million

Ecological values (maximum)

$266,842 million

$248,397 million

− $18,445 million

Ecological values per capita (median)

$152

$118

− $34

Ecological values per capita (maximum)

$6999

$5284

− $1715