Can someone please explain the difference between the GDP of a country and the GDP per capita of a country?

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Can someone please explain the difference between the GDP of a country and the GDP per capita of a country?

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GDP of a country measures how much stuff that country produces in a year. It can be used as an estimate for how ‘big’ a country’s economy is.

GDP per capita measures how much stuff, on average, a person within that country produces in a year. It can be used as an estimate for how ‘productive’ each person is. It also somewhat correlates to the amount of income that each person gets (since individuals can use their productivity as leverage for salary negotiations).