gross national product
noun
: the total value of the goods and services produced by the residents of a nation during a specified period (such as a year)
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Advertisement Remittances to Mexico — almost all from the United States — have more than doubled during the last decade, totaling a record $58.5 billion in 2022, or 4.32% of the country’s gross national product, according to the World Bank.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The tourism industry in Puerto Rico is estimated to employ over 63,500 people and earns 7 percent of the island’s gross national product.
—Madison Roberts, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
An analysis issued last year by the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce estimated that the company provided nearly 13,000 jobs in the province and $4.6 billion to its gross national product.
—Jim Robbins, New York Times, 11 July 2023
Overall, if the root causes of health issues like obesity were addressed, then less of our gross national product would be spent on the diseases that these preconditions cause.
—Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The authors looked at many environmental and historical factors (and adjusted for countries' per-capita gross national product, since many of these factors are also tied to the wealth of a country).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2011
At the same time, the Dominican Republic’s gross national product is 3% to 5% annually, driven in considerable measure by its tourism industry.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
The nation’s gross national product doubled between 1940 and 1945, and unemployment, the scourge of the Great Depression, virtually disappeared.
—David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022
The gas subsidies, which amount to nearly 2 percent of the country’s gross national product, are starving other sectors of the economy, according to Andrés Albuja, an economic analyst.
—New York Times, 2 July 2022
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The tourism industry in Puerto Rico is estimated to employ over 63,500 people and earns 7 percent of the island’s gross national product.
—Madison Roberts, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
An analysis issued last year by the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce estimated that the company provided nearly 13,000 jobs in the province and $4.6 billion to its gross national product.
—Jim Robbins, New York Times, 11 July 2023
Overall, if the root causes of health issues like obesity were addressed, then less of our gross national product would be spent on the diseases that these preconditions cause.
—Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The authors looked at many environmental and historical factors (and adjusted for countries' per-capita gross national product, since many of these factors are also tied to the wealth of a country).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2011
At the same time, the Dominican Republic’s gross national product is 3% to 5% annually, driven in considerable measure by its tourism industry.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
The nation’s gross national product doubled between 1940 and 1945, and unemployment, the scourge of the Great Depression, virtually disappeared.
—David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022
The gas subsidies, which amount to nearly 2 percent of the country’s gross national product, are starving other sectors of the economy, according to Andrés Albuja, an economic analyst.
—New York Times, 2 July 2022
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