Abstract
The aim of this paper was to show the relationship between the level of economic growth and the state of food security in selected regions and countries in the world during 2012-2015. The source of the information was secondary data from GUS (Central Statistical Office), the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and Global Food Security Index reports. The analyses showed significant territorial differences between levels of GDP and food security. It was apparent that higher levels of GDP were associated with higher levels of food security, and the biggest improvements in food security occurred in those countries with the fastest rise in GDP per capita. The high correlation between these indicators shows that the basic condition for improvement in world food security is economic growth and growth in real incomes, especially in poorer countries.
Highlights
Economic growth is understood by definition as “a continuous increase in the country’s capacity to produce goods and services demanded by people” (Nasiłowski, 2016, p. 373) or “the process of increasing basic macroeconomic indicators, in particular the process of increasing production within the whole economy (Krugman and Wells, 2012, p. 9, Milewski, 2012, p. 242)
Representativeness of Gross domesticKrystyna Świetlik product (GDP) as a synthetic measure is its main advantage, as it synthetically expresses the development of all production activity, its growth rate reflects the operation of all factors of economic growth in the society
The paper is to present the geographical diversification of GDP levels and the situation as regards food security in the selected regions and countries, demonstrate the relationships between affluence levels in various populations measured by GDP per capita and a given country’s rating in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), as well as specify the relationships between changes in GDP and those in the food security level
Summary
Economic growth is understood by definition as “a continuous increase in the country’s capacity to produce goods and services demanded by people” (Nasiłowski, 2016, p. 373) or “the process of increasing basic macroeconomic indicators, in particular the process of increasing production within the whole economy (Krugman and Wells, 2012, p. 9, Milewski (ed.), 2012, p. 242). Representativeness of GDP as a synthetic measure is its main advantage, as it synthetically expresses the development of all production activity, its growth rate reflects the operation of all factors of economic growth in the society. 88), “an increase in satisfaction of needs (standard of living) will occur along with GDP growth, and an increased consumption fund per inhabitant Such economic development is real and is perceived as beneficial for the whole society or at least its part”. Despite objections, GDP and GDP per capita and their growth rates remain widely used measures of macroeconomic activity, useful in research into growth dynamics and comparing standards of living or monitoring economic convergence or divergence in various countries. Economic growth is treated in this study as the main reference point for food security assessments from the macroeconomic perspective
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