Editing Economy of Alberta (section)

==Alberta's real per capita GDP==
In 2006 Alberta's per capita GDP was [[List of U.S. states by GDP per capita (nominal)|higher than all US states]], and [[List of country subdivisions by GDP per capita (nominal)|one of the highest figures in the world]]. In 2006, the deviation from the national average was the largest for any province in Canadian history.<ref name="statcan_200609">{{Cite web | url= http://www.statcan.ca/english/ads/11-010-XPB/pdf/sep06.pdf | author= Statistics Canada | author-link= Statistics Canada | title= The Alberta economic Juggernaught:The boom on the rose | date= September 2006 | access-date= February 2, 2007 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061109110655/http://www.statcan.ca/english/ads/11-010-XPB/pdf/sep06.pdf | archive-date= November 9, 2006 }}</ref> In 2007, Alberta's per capita GDP in 2007 was [[Canadian dollar|C$]]74,825 (approx. US$75,000)—by far the highest of any Canadian province—61% higher than the Canadian average of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]46,441 and more than twice that of all the [[Maritime provinces]]. In 2017, Alberta's real per capita GDP—the economic output per person—was $71,092, compared to the Canadian average of $47,417.<ref name="ATB_20180530"/> Alberta's A grade on its income per capita was based on the fact that it was almost "identical" to that of the "top peer country" in 2016, Ireland.<ref name="conferenceboard_2017"/>

In 2017, Alberta's real per capita GDP—the economic output per person—was $71,092 compared to the Canadian average output per person of $47, 417 and Prince Edward Island at $32,123 per person.<ref name="ATB_20180530">{{Cite web| title = Alberta's economy in a league of its own in Canada |work=The Owl |publisher=[[ATB Financial]]| access-date = September 6, 2019 |date= May 30, 2018 | url = https://www.atb.com/learn/economics/the-owl/Pages/ab-economy-in-a-league-of-its-own.aspx}}</ref> Since at least 1997, Alberta's per capita GDP has been higher than that of any other province. In 2014, Alberta's reached its highest gap ever—$30,069—between its real capita GDP and the Canadian average.<ref name="ATB_20180530"/>

According to the [[Conference Board of Canada]], in 2016 Alberta earned an "A grade with income per capita almost identical to the top peer country, Ireland."<ref name="conferenceboard_2017">{{Cite web| title = Income Per Capita - Economy Provincial Rankings - How Canada Performs| access-date = September 6, 2019 |date=2017| url = https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/provincial/economy/income-per-capita.aspx}}</ref> In 2016 income per capita in Alberta was $59,259.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alberta Income per capita<ref name="conferenceboard_2017"/>
! 1981 !! 1988!! 1991 !! 1997!! 2000 !! 2003 !! 2005 !! 2007 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2014 !!2016 
|-
| 42,441 ||45,995 ||45,393 ||53,748 ||57,106 ||57,646 ||61,163 ||62,518 ||57,321 ||59,254 ||66,031 ||59,249
|}