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Total GDP by earner band
Retired
No GDP contribution
16.0% of population
Set by the retirement-age law: electors at or above the threshold are retired
Unemployed
No GDP contribution
5.0% of total population (including non-working age)
Low earners
$4.2bn GDP
$24,991 avg per person
21.0% of population
10.6% of GDP
Medium earners
$14.4bn GDP
$50,008 avg per person
36.0% of population
36.4% of GDP
High earners
$16.8bn GDP
$100,192 avg per person
21.0% of population
42.6% of GDP
Elite earners
$4.1bn GDP
$513,596 avg per person
1.0% of population
10.4% of GDP
International comparison
Total GDP ranking
#52 of 52
GDP per capita ranking
#39 of 52
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Laws shaping growth
Wëlstere'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 |
|---|---|---|
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Automation & the Workforce
Actively incentivise automation
|
Actively incentivise automation |
Technology
+2
Professional Services
+1
|
|
AI Development & Safety
Light-touch, pro-innovation
|
Light-touch, pro-innovation |
AI Development
+3
Technology
+1.5
|
|
Agricultural Market Regime
Open agricultural trade; intervention only in emergencies
|
Open agricultural trade; intervention only in emergencies |
Agriculture & Food
+1.5
|
|
Banking & Financial Regulation
Light-touch regulation
|
Light-touch regulation |
Financial Services
+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
|
|
Fossil Fuel Extraction
Licensed extraction with limits
|
Licensed extraction with limits |
Oil & Gas
+1
|
|
Retail Planning & Licensing
Presumption in favour of new stores; no size limits
|
Presumption in favour of new stores; no size limits |
Consumer Goods & Retail
+1
|
|
Agricultural Environmental Standards
Voluntary stewardship schemes
|
Voluntary stewardship schemes |
Agriculture & Food
+0.5
|
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 Wëlstere's economy, so those impacts do nothing here until the sector exists. Change the law and the effect changes with it — see Wëlstere's laws.