gross domestic product
noun
: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad
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The Africa Transport Policy Program research group estimated in an April report that the economic loss from road crashes is up to 3 percent of gross domestic product in most African countries.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Before the pandemic, government debt was 84% of global gross domestic product.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Poor fire and building safety standards lead to dozens of such disasters in Bangladesh each year, and past accidents have tarnished the South Asian country’s garments sector, which employs 4 million people and makes up more than 10% of the gross domestic product.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
On the other, gross domestic product growth remains strong and there remain concerns over inflation, which is still running considerably higher than the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Before the pandemic, government debt was 84% of global gross domestic product.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Poor fire and building safety standards lead to dozens of such disasters in Bangladesh each year, and past accidents have tarnished the South Asian country’s garments sector, which employs 4 million people and makes up more than 10% of the gross domestic product.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
On the other, gross domestic product growth remains strong and there remain concerns over inflation, which is still running considerably higher than the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gross domestic product
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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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