gross national product

noun

The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.

Meanings

noungross national product (usually uncountable, plural gross national products)

plural gross national products

  1. uncountableusuallyeconomicsThe total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.

    Gross domestic product refers to the value of all goods and services produced within the country's boundaries, gross national product also includes net income from investments abroad.

    2001, John Beardshaw, Economics: A Student's Guide, Pearson Education, →ISBN
    1 more example

    Within the two years from 1956 to 1958 the increase of expenditures was 34 per cent in terms of dollar outlays and 28 per cent in terms of the portion of gross national product spent on higher education.

    1962, Fritz Machlup, The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 77

    Synonyms: GNP, gross national income

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.

More synonyms by meaning

nounformer measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

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Translations

Arabic مقاييس الدخل والإنتاج القومي
  • مقاييس الدخل والإنتاج القوميeconomics
Bulgarian брутен национален продукт
  • брутен национален продукт (bruten nacionalen produkt)economics
Catalan producte nacional brut
  • producte nacional bruteconomics
Chinese Mandarin 國民生產總值 /国民生产总值
  • 國民生產總值 /国民生产总值 (guómín shēngchǎn zǒngzhí)economics
Czech hrubý národní produkt
  • hrubý národní produkteconomics
Dutch bruto nationaal product
  • bruto nationaal producteconomics
Finnish bruttokansantulo
  • bruttokansantuloeconomics
French produit national brut
  • produit national bruteconomics
German Bruttosozialprodukt
  • Bruttosozialprodukteconomics
Greek ακαθάριστο εθνικό προϊόν
  • ακαθάριστο εθνικό προϊόν (akatháristo ethnikó proïón)economics
Hebrew תוצר לאומי גולמי
  • תוצר לאומי גולמיeconomics
Hungarian bruttó nemzeti termék
  • bruttó nemzeti termékeconomics
Indonesian produk nasional bruto
  • produk nasional brutoeconomics
Irish olltáirgeacht náisiúnta
  • olltáirgeacht náisiúntaeconomics
Italian prodotto nazionale lordo
  • prodotto nazionale lordoeconomics
Japanese 国民総生産
  • 国民総生産economics
Korean 국민 총생산
  • 국민 총생산 (gungmin chongsaengsan)economics
Latvian nacionālais kopprodukts
  • nacionālais kopproduktseconomics
Lithuanian bendrasis nacionalinis produktas
  • bendrasis nacionalinis produktaseconomics
Malay keluaran negara kasar
  • keluaran negara kasareconomics
Māori Whakanaonga Tapeke Katoa
  • Whakanaonga Tapeke Katoaeconomics
Persian تولید ناخالص ملی
  • تولید ناخالص ملیeconomics
Polish produkt narodowy brutto
  • produkt narodowy bruttoeconomics
Portuguese produto nacional bruto
  • produto nacional brutoeconomics
Romanian produs național brut
  • produs național bruteconomics
Russian валово́й национа́льный проду́кт, ВНП
  • валово́й национа́льный проду́кт (valovój nacionálʹnyj prodúkt)economics
  • ВНП (VNP)economics
Slovak hrubý národný dôchodok
  • hrubý národný dôchodokeconomics
Spanish producto nacional bruto
  • producto nacional brutoeconomics
Swahili jumla ya pato la taifa
  • jumla ya pato la taifaeconomics
Tamil மொத்த தேசிய உற்பத்தி
  • மொத்த தேசிய உற்பத்தி (motta tēciya uṟpatti)economics
Thai มาตรวัดรายรับและผลผลิตของประเทศ
  • มาตรวัดรายรับและผลผลิตของประเทศeconomics
Turkish gayrisafi millî hasıla
  • gayrisafi millî hasılaeconomics
Ukrainian валовий національний продукт
  • валовий національний продукт (valovyj nacionalʹnyj produkt)economics
Welsh cynnyrch gwladol crynswth
  • cynnyrch gwladol crynswtheconomics
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