Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living. GDP is usually calculated on an annual basis. It includes all of private and public consumption, government outlays, investments and exports less imports that occur within a country.
GDP = C + G + I + NX
"G" is the sum of government
spending
"I" is the sum of all the
country's businesses spending on capital
"NX"
is the nation's total net exports, calculated as total exports minus total
imports. (NX = Exports - Imports)