Passage: In the 1970s and 1980s, Panamas growth fluctuated with the vagaries of the world economy. After 1973, economic expansion slowed considerably as the result of a number of international and domestic factors. Real GDP growth averaged 3.5% a year between 1973 and 1979. In the early 1980s, the economy rebounded with GDP growth rates of 15.4% in 1980, 4.2% in 1981, and 5.6% in 1982. The acute recession in Latin America after 1982, however, wreaked havoc on Panamas economy. GDP growth in 1983 was a mere 0.4%; in 1984 it was -0.4%.
How many percent did the GDP growth decline between 1980 and 1984? How many percentage points above the 1973-1979 average was the GDP growth rate in 1981? How many percentage points did GDP grow overall in 1983 and 1984? How many percentage points did the GDP grow overall during the period from 1980 through 1982? How many percentage points higher was the GDP growth rate in 1980 compared to 1981 and 1982 combined? How many percentage points higher was the GDP growth rate in 1980 compared to 1982? How many total percentage points did the GDP rise from 1980-1982? How many total percentage points did the GDP rise from 1982 to 1984? Which year of the early 1980s had the second largest GDP growth? Which year was the GDP growth rate higher, 1980 or 1981? Which year was the GDP growth rate higher, 1983 or 1984?