Total GDP by earner band
Retired
No GDP contribution
16.5% of population
Set by the retirement-age law: electors at or above the threshold are retired
Unemployed
No GDP contribution
3.5% of total population (including non-working age)
Low earners
$328.7bn GDP
$30,421 avg per person
16.5% of population
7.7% of GDP
Medium earners
$1,543.4bn GDP
$60,599 avg per person
38.8% of population
36.2% of GDP
High earners
$1,902.9bn GDP
$123,280 avg per person
23.5% of population
44.7% of GDP
Elite earners
$484.8bn GDP
$628,152 avg per person
1.2% of population
11.4% of GDP
International comparison
Total GDP ranking
#15 of 52
GDP per capita ranking
#8 of 52
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Laws shaping growth
Northsea's laws don't just shift opinion — some of them speed up or slow down particular industries every month. Only laws currently set away from a neutral position appear here; every other law leaves growth alone.
| Law | In force | Effect on annual growth |
|---|---|---|
|
AI Development & Safety
No restrictions; accelerate AI
|
No restrictions; accelerate AI |
AI Development
+6
Technology
+3
|
|
Fossil Fuel Extraction
Maximise domestic extraction
|
Maximise domestic extraction |
Oil & Gas
+4
Mining & Metals
+1
|
|
Automation & the Workforce
Actively incentivise automation
|
Actively incentivise automation |
Technology
+2
Professional Services
+1
|
|
Banking & Financial Regulation
Light-touch regulation
|
Light-touch regulation |
Financial Services
+1.5
|
|
Streaming & Content Regulation
Open market with foreign broadcaster ownership allowed and platform interoperability required
|
Open market with foreign broadcaster ownership allowed and platform interoperability required |
Media & Entertainment
+1.5
|
|
Broadband & Digital Access
Universal service obligation; every home entitled to a connection
|
Universal service obligation; every home entitled to a connection |
Technology
+1
|
|
Carbon Pricing
No carbon price
|
No carbon price |
Oil & Gas
+1
Automotive
+0.5
Mining & Metals
+0.5
|
|
Video Game Regulation
No regulation of what is made or sold, including to minors
|
No regulation of what is made or sold, including to minors |
Media & Entertainment
+1
|
|
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Very strict bankruptcy; debts remain enforceable for decades
|
Very strict bankruptcy; debts remain enforceable for decades |
Financial Services
+0.5
|
|
Arms Exports
Sell arms with minimal restriction
|
Sell arms with minimal restriction |
Aerospace & Defence
+2
|
Figures are annual percentage points added to (or taken off) that industry's growth rate for as long as the law stands — they stack with the global rate for the industry shown above. Greyed-out industries aren't part of Northsea's economy, so those impacts do nothing here until the sector exists. Change the law and the effect changes with it — see Northsea's laws.