Do poor countries tend to grow faster than rich countries?

The observation by Barro that cross-country evidence is inconsistent with t he hypothesis that poor countries tend to grow faster than rich countries i s examined. The overall sample of countries employed in the Barro studies i s adjusted by excluding those with small sample sizes (less than 15 observa tions) and/or those with not statistically significant trend growth rates. It is found that, in general, poor countries tend to grow faster than rich countries. However, this observation holds especially strongly for 17 count ries with real per capita product above $1000.