gross domestic product

noun

: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad

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Instead, new indicators were added, such as e-commerce turnover per capita in comparison with gross domestic product per capita. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The federal deficit is set to come in above 6% of gross domestic product this year, based on data from the Congressional Budget Office. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The budget will exceed 3% of Taiwan's gross domestic product for the first time in 2027, and Lai has pledged to get to 5% by 2030. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Although more than half of global gross domestic product (or $58 trillion) is dependent on nature, according to the accounting firm PwC, the world is on track to lose up to half of all species by 2050. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gross domestic product

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gross domestic product was in 1951

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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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