gross national product

American  

noun

1. the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year. GNP

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gross national product British  

noun

1.  GNP.  the total value of all final goods and services produced annually by a nation

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Etymology

Origin of gross national product

First recorded in 1945–50

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• gross domestic product vs. gross national product

Example Sentences

The Independent reported on Thursday that Musk — who purchased the dollar-hemorrhaging microblogging platform for $44 billion earlier this year — has lost more money than the gross national product of Greece.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2022

Agriculture is a critical part of Ukraine’s economy, accounting for about 20% of gross national product and 40% of export revenue before the war, according to the U.N.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

“Our gross national product, now, is over $800 billion a year,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Overall gross national product growth, Castro said, was 2.8 percent.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2016

She looked intrigued, which was new, because Katie usually walks around with this distracted expression on her face, like she’s busy figuring the square root of the prime number closest to the gross national product.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen