Gross Domestic Product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is
the total market value of newly
produced, final goods and
services within a country in a
given period of time (which is
generally one year).
GDP Calculation: An economy produces three products
A, I and S
Pa Qa Pi Qi Ps Qs
10 10 12 10 08 10
How can we calculate the total market value?
Total market value = Pa.Qa + Pi.Qi + Ps.Qs
= 10*10 + 12*10 + 08*10
= 100 + 120 + 80
= 300
GDP Calculation: In reality, A, I and S is the output of
Agriculture sector, Industrial sector and Services sector
How can we calculate the share of a particular
sector in total GDP?
• Share of Agriculture sector = Value of Agricultural output/GDP*100
• Share of Industrial sector = Value of Industrial output/GDP*100
• Share of Services sector = Value of Services sector output/GDP*100
For real data and chart, see ES-2011-12,
Chapter 1, P11 Fig 1.4 and P16 Table 1.1.
Intermediate Vs Final goods and “Value added”
Value addition
A farmer produces wheat which are sold
to a miller at Rs100. Farmer’s Rs. 100
The miller processes the wheat into flour,
Miller’s Rs. 80
which he then sells to a baker for Rs.180.
Baker’s Rs. 70
The baker uses the flour to bake bread Shopkeeper’s Rs. 50
which is then sold to shops for Rs.250. Total Rs. 300
The shopkeeper then sell the bread to final
consumers for Rs.300.
Any step in the production
process that improves the
product for the customer
and results in a higher net
worth.
Which of these activities should be recorded in GDP?
A person purchases a locally produced, brand new BMW 316i in
Rs. 3,800,000.
2 months later, he sells the BMW 316i in Rs. 3,400,000.
James works in a Car Washing center. He washes a client’s car.
James washes his father’s car at home.
Mr. Naveed (A real estate agent) sells a New Bungalow worth
Rs. 35 million to a client and charges Rs. 1 million as
commission.
03 months later, he re-sale the same Bungalow in Rs. 40 million
to another party and receives Rs. 1.2 million as commission.
The Circular-Flow Diagram
The equality of income and
expenditure can be illustrated
with the circular-flow diagram.
Circular Flow – 2 Sector model
Income (Y) – Wages, Rent, Interest & Profit
Factors of production
Labour, Land, Capital and
Enterprise
Consumers Producers
Goods and Services
Consumption spending (C)
2 Sector model
Saving and Investment
Income (Y) – Wages, Salaries, Rent, Interest & Profit
Consumers Producers
Consumption spending (C)
Savings (S) Investment (I)
Financial Sector
Circular Flow of Income
Three Sector Model
Consumers, Producers, Financial and Government Sectors
Income (Y)
Consumers Producers
Consumption spending (C)
Savings (S) Investment (I)
Taxes (T) Taxes (T)
Government Sector
Government
Direct transfers Spending (G)
Circular Flow of Income
Four Sector Model
Consumers, Producers, Financial and Government Sectors
Income (Y)
Consumers Producers
Consumption spending (C)
Savings (S) Investment (I)
Taxes (T) Taxes (T)
Government Sector
Government
Direct transfers
Spending (G)
Imports External Sector Export
The Measurement of GDP
There are three approaches to measuring GDP:
the expenditure approach (final sales),
the production approach (value added) and
the income approach (incomes of the factors of production).
Expenditure approach: We add the expenditures of final consumers
on products and services.
Value added approach: It measures the contribution to output
made by each producer.
Income/Cost approach: In this approach, consideration is given to
the costs incurred by the producer within his own operation.
Reference for Real methodology
Pbs.gov.pk….Sections…National accounts….Methodology…P2
Calculate GDP in an economy, having two producers only…
Farmer (Oranges) Juice seller
Transactions of Mr. A Transactions of Mr. B
Wages paid (Rs.200) Oranges purchased (Rs.500)
Taxes (Rs.150) Wages (Rs.150)
Oranges sold to Mr. B Rs.500 Taxes (Rs.100)
Oranges sold to public Rs.500 Juice sold to public Rs.1000
What Is Not Counted in GDP?
GDP excludes most items that are
produced and consumed at home and
that never enter the marketplace.
It excludes items produced and sold
illicitly, such as illegal drugs.
Other Measures of Income
Gross National Product (GNP)
Net National Product (NNP)
National Income
Personal Income
Disposable Personal Income
Gross National Product
Gross national product (GNP) is the total
income earned by a nation’s permanent
residents (called nationals).
It differs from GDP by including income
that our citizens earn abroad and
excluding income that foreigners earn
here.
Net National Product
(National Income at market price)
Net National Product (NNP) is the
total income of the nation’s residents
(GNP) minus losses from depreciation.
Depreciation is the wear and tear on
the economy’s stock of equipment and
structures.
National Income (at factor cost)
National Income is the total income earned by a
nation’s residents in the production of goods and
services.
It differs from NNP by excluding indirect business
taxes (such as sales taxes) and including business
subsidies.
Personal Income
Personal income is the income that
households and noncorporate businesses
receive.
Unlike national income, it excludes retained
earnings, which is income that corporations
have earned but have not paid out to their
owners.
In addition, it includes household’s interest
income and government transfers.
Disposable Personal Income
Disposable personal income is the income
that household and noncorporate
businesses have left after satisfying all
their obligations to the government.
It equals personal income minus personal
taxes and certain nontax payments.
The Components of GDP
GDP (Y ) is the sum of the following:
Consumption (C )
Investment (I )
Government Purchases (G )
Net Exports (NX )
Y = C + I + G + NX
The Components of GDP
Consumption (C):
The spending by households on goods and
services, with the exception of purchases of
new housing.
Investment (I):
The spending on capital equipment,
inventories, and structures, including
new housing.
The Components of GDP
Government Purchases (G):
The spending on goods and services by local,
state, and federal governments.
Does not include transfer payments because
they are not made in exchange for currently
produced goods or services.
Net Exports (NX):
Exports minus imports.
Real versus Nominal GDP
Nominal GDP values the production of
goods and services at current prices.
Real GDP values the production of
goods and services at constant prices.
Real versus Nominal GDP
An accurate view of the economy
requires adjusting nominal to real
GDP by using the GDP deflator.
GDP Deflator
The GDP deflator measures the current
level of prices relative to the level of
prices in the base year.
It tells us the rise in nominal GDP that is
attributable to a rise in prices rather than
a rise in the quantities produced.
GDP Deflator
The GDP deflator is calculated as follows:
Nominal GDP
GDP deflator = 100
Real GDP
Converting Nominal GDP to Real
GDP
Nominal GDP is converted to real
GDP as follows:
(Nominal GDP20xx )
Real GDP20xx = X 100
(GDP deflator20xx )
GDP and Economic
Well-Being
GDP is the best single measure of the
economic well-being of a society.
GDP per person tells us the income
and expenditure of the average person
in the economy.
GDP and Economic
Well-Being
Higher GDP per person indicates a
higher standard of living.
GDP is not a perfect measure of the
happiness or quality of life, however.
GDP, Life Expectancy, and Literacy
Country Real GDP per Life Adult
Person (1997) Expectancy Literacy
United States $29,010 77 years 99%
Japan 24,070 80 99
Germany 21,260 77 99
Mexico 8,370 72 90
Brazil 6,480 67 84
Russia 4,370 67 99
Indonesia 3,490 65 85
China 3,130 70 83
India 1,670 63 53
Pakistan 1,560 64 41
Bangladesh 1,050 58 39
Nigeria 920 50 59
Summary
Because every transaction has a buyer and
a seller, the total expenditure in the
economy must equal the total income in
the economy.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures
an economy’s total expenditure on newly
produced goods and services and the total
income earned from the production of
these goods and services.
Summary
GDP is the market value of all final goods
and services produced within a country
in a given period of time.
GDP is divided among four components
of expenditure: consumption, investment,
government purchases, and net exports.
Summary
Nominal GDP uses current prices to
value the economy’s production. Real
GDP uses constant base-year prices to
value the economy’s production of goods
and services.
The GDP deflator--calculated from the
ratio of nominal to real GDP--measures
the level of prices in the economy.