Singapore had a GDP per capita of $395 in 1960.It then started taking advantage of knowledge and technologies already invented in other technologically advanced countries.In 2013,its GDP per capita had increased to $52,918.The growth in Singapore's average per capita GDP is considered to be ________ growth.

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Catch-up growth refers to a situation where a country with low initial income catches up with the income levels of higher-income countries by implementing technologies and knowledge already invented and utilized in those countries. Singapore's growth from a low GDP per capita of $395 in 1960 to a high GDP per capita of $52,918 in 2013 is an example of catch-up growth.

Singapore Had a GDP Per Capita of $395 in 1960