In 2001, the U.S. national debt was a modest 33% of GDP. Today, forecasts point to a staggering 200% by 2055. Here's a look ...

It is the equivalent of gross national product (GNP), the total value of a ... The depreciation figure is determined by assessing the loss of the value of assets attributed to normal use and ...

But until 1991, the government used gross national product, or GNP, as its featured measure. Why did it switch? First, it can be hard to get the difference straight between GDP and GNP.

Can the U.S. just change how it measures GDP? : Planet Money There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of ...

On Thursday, the gross U.S. national debt surpassed $36 trillion for the first time, according to data from the Treasury ...