Among the 82 countries for which 2004 data are now available, there has been really good news: real per capita GDP has risen by an average of 18.9% between 2000 and 2004, or 4.4% per year. People generally are a lot better off than they were just a few years ago.
在2004年数据统计已经完成的82个国家中，的确传出了令人振奋的消息：2000到2004年间，人均实际国内生产总值（GDP）平均增长了189%，或每年增长4.4%。从总体来看，人们都比若干年前富裕很多。如果保持这样的速度，人均实际国内生产总值将实现每16年翻一番。