(1) Some economists believethat economic growth is meaninglessif it is not distributedacross different segments ofpopulation. So per capita incomeis considered by some asa better indicator of economicgrowth since it measures theaverage income earned per personin countryin a specifiedyear. It serves as an indicatorof a country’s living standardsand how wealth or income isdistributed across the population.However, to a vast majorityGross Domestic Product(GDP) is the most comprehensivemeasure of overall economicperformance.