What is Gross Domestic Product and What is Its Function?
In a country or territory, the GDP or Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all the goods and services produce by labor and property in that country/region in one year and it is the monetary value of a region’s/country’s goods and services in a span of a particular period of time, such as a year. Usually, increase in GDP also equates to increase in standard of living but not necessarily in increase of purchasing power of its people, if the reason for growth in GDP is increase or high inflation or population growth. Stable increase of Gross Domestic Product is a good example of stability and reliability of the region economy. Positive GDP is determined by growth of labor force and the capital stock, which is in pace with the technological advancement. On the other hand a negative GDP implies that the country has a higher unemployment and lower standard of living of its people. Gross Domestic Product is usually a big factor in assessing the country’s economy, is used by investors
