Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as the total value of all final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period (Economics Course Notes, 2006). As is common in most economies worldwide, it is used to gauge the performance of the economy.
GDP is calculated with an assumption that all goods and services produced in the period specified have been sold, and all the income derived from the sale is spent within the same period. The expenditure method calculates GDP as follows:
GDP = consumption + investment + government spending + (exports − imports).
There are several methods of calculating GDP but they all arrive at the same end result which is deemed to be a reflection of the country's total production in a specified period, and thereby a measure of economic activity.
National welfare refers to the wellbeing of a country's people. Economic growth is one of the key macroeconomic objectives that influence national welfare. The economic growth......
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