gross domestic product
noun
: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad
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The lynchpin to it all is recognizing that 69% of gross domestic product, a rough though imperfect measure of the economy, is consumer spending.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the third quarter of 2025 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis with 2025 business output estimates for countries compiled by the International Monetary Fund, released in October.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet even under the best conditions, a growing body of evidence shows that the absolute decoupling of gross domestic product (GDP) from environmental degradation—growing the economy while simultaneously reducing resource use, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution—is impossible.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
The agreement represents about 25% of global gross domestic product and about a third of global trade.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Using gross domestic product as the scorecard, my trusty spreadsheet compared fresh state-level data for the third quarter of 2025 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis with 2025 business output estimates for countries compiled by the International Monetary Fund, released in October.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet even under the best conditions, a growing body of evidence shows that the absolute decoupling of gross domestic product (GDP) from environmental degradation—growing the economy while simultaneously reducing resource use, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution—is impossible.
—Olivier De Schutter, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
The agreement represents about 25% of global gross domestic product and about a third of global trade.
—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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 1 Feb. 2026.
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