A country with rapidly growing GDP but even faster population growth will see GDP per capita:

1. Per capita figures are a ratio, so both parts matter. 2. GDP per capita is the GDP divided by the population. 3. A ratio falls when the denominator grows faster than the numerator. 4. Here population is the denominator and it is growing faster. 5. So GDP per capita falls despite GDP rising. _Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'The Macroeconomic Perspective'_