Growth worldwide brings uneven gains in output per person

Economic growth brought uneven gains per resident in 2025: inflation-adjusted output per person rose 10.5% in Ireland but fell 0.8% in Luxembourg. More output did not necessarily mean comparable household gains.

Ireland: Inflation-adjusted GDP per person rose 10.5% in 2025, while household spending per person grew just 1.24%.
Luxembourg: Inflation-adjusted output per person fell 0.8%, even as total economic output grew 0.6%.
Angola: The economy grew 3.1% after inflation, but output per person increased by only 0.1%.
Malaysia: Inflation-adjusted GDP per person rose 3.9%. That means more output per resident, not necessarily an equal rise in household incomes.

Across these countries, economic growth translated unevenly into output per resident, and output gains alone did not establish comparable improvements for households.