Table 1. Per capita gross domestic product growth rates for selected regions and time periods (percent per year). Region   1870–1913   1913–1950   1950–1980   1980–1992   1990–2000 Western Europe   1.3   0.9   3.5   1.7   1.7 Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA   1.8   1.6   2.2   1.3   1.9 Eastern Europe   1.0   1.2   2.9   -2.4   0.6 Latin America   1.5   1.5   2.5   -0.6   1.4 Asia   0.6   0.1   3.5   3.6   3.2 Africa   0.5   1.0   1.8   -0.8   0.1 World (sample of 199 countries)   1.3   0.9   2.5   1.1   1.5