The Gross national income (GNI) consists of: the personal consumption expenditure, the gross private investment, the government consumption expenditures, the net income from assets abroad (net income receipts), and the gross exports of goods and services, after deducting two components: the gross imports of goods and services, and the indirect business taxes. The GNI is similar to the gross national product (GNP), except that in measuring the GNP one does not deduct the indirect business taxes.
A measure of the wealth earned by nations through
economic activites all around the world.
Gross National Income comprises the total value
of goods and services produced within a country (i.e. its Gross Domestic
Product), together with its income received from other countries (notably
interest and dividends), less similar payments made to other countries. Also known
as GNP.
It can be calculated as follows :
GNI = Gross Domestic Product + Net property
income from abroad.