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title: gdpc
description: The page provides details on using the 'gdpc' function of OpenBBTerminal.
  It allows plotting and exporting United States' GDP per Capita data. The page also
  gives link to the source code and gives examples of how to use the functions with
  Python.
keywords:
- GDP per Capita
- gdpc
- Real GDP
- United States Economy
- plotting tool
- economy model
- Data visualization
- Raw data
- Export data
- Source code
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Real GDP per Capita for United States

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/economy/alphavantage_model.py#L96)]

```python
openbb.economy.gdpc(start_year: int = 2010)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| start_year | int | Start year for plot, by default 2010 | 2010 | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | DataFrame of GDP per Capita |
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Display US GDP per Capita from AlphaVantage

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/economy/alphavantage_view.py#L146)]

```python
openbb.economy.gdpc_chart(start_year: int = 2010, raw: bool = False, export: str = "", external_axes: Optional[List[matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes]] = None)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| start_year | int | Start year for plot, by default 2010 | 2010 | True |
| raw | bool | Flag to show raw data, by default False | False | True |
| export | str | Format to export data, by default |  | True |
| external_axes | Optional[List[plt.Axes]] | External axes (1 axis is expected in the list), by default None | None | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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