Suppose a country has a real GDP per capita of $68,000 and grows at a constant rate for the next 36 years.  How much larger (in percentage terms) is this country if its growth rate is 4.33% instead of 3.13% after 36 years of growth? Answer this as a percentage and round your answer to two digits after the decimal without the percentage sign. ex. If you found the rate to be 5.125%, answer 5.13.

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Suppose a country has a real GDP per capita of $68,000 and grows at a constant rate for the next 36 years.  How much larger (in percentage terms) is this country if its growth rate is 4.33% instead of 3.13% after 36 years of growth? Answer this as a percentage and round your answer to two digits after the decimal without the percentage sign. ex. If you found the rate to be 5.125%, answer 5.13.

 
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GDP per capita is calculated by dividing the total gross value contributed by all producers who are residents of the economy by the mid-year population, together with any product taxation (less subsidies) that are not taken into account when valuing output. GDP statistics in local currency at constant prices are used to compute growth.

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