Gross domestic product (GDP) is the single standard indicator used across the globe to indicate the health of a nation's economy: one single number that represents the monetary value of all the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

Companies want to keep their biggest customers happy, so they often provide accommodations to do so. And, as it turns out, the government — if it doesn’t already do so — probably wishes it did because ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about whether the ...

The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2024 to 2033, according to a study published online June 25 in Health ...

Explore India's health spending dynamics, focusing on out-of-pocket expenses and the need for better data on marginalized populations.

Recently, some methodological issues have been raised related to coverage in National Accounts Statistics (NAS). Key issues include use of an outdated GDP base year (2011-12), periodic discrepancies ...