gross domestic product
noun
: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad
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France has faced spiralling national debt that reached three trillion euros earlier this year—or 114% of the country’s gross domestic product.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Lula, along with his BRICS counterparts, pointed out the bloc’s growing influence on international trade; BRICS members now account for 40 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 20 percent of worldwide trade—not to mention about half of the planet’s population.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
In June, the heads of NATO's member nations agreed to a goal of spending 5% of gross domestic product on defense and deterrence capabilities—including cyber—by 2035.
—Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Argentina's reserves at the central bank have also reached their highest levels in two years, bolstered by International Monetary Fund credit, and its gross domestic product has grown at rates that defied predictions from financial institutions.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Lula, along with his BRICS counterparts, pointed out the bloc’s growing influence on international trade; BRICS members now account for 40 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 20 percent of worldwide trade—not to mention about half of the planet’s population.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
In June, the heads of NATO's member nations agreed to a goal of spending 5% of gross domestic product on defense and deterrence capabilities—including cyber—by 2035.
—Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Argentina's reserves at the central bank have also reached their highest levels in two years, bolstered by International Monetary Fund credit, and its gross domestic product has grown at rates that defied predictions from financial institutions.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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