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

From 1929 to 1933, gross national product fell by one third, the stock market lost 80% of its value and unemployment hit 25%.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2020

True gender equality, research from McKinsey & Company has shown, would increase the gross national product in the United States by 26 percent.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2018

In 2010, North America and Western Europe were responsible for 40% of the global gross national product.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2017

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