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No not necessarily GDP does not take into account the conditions of the citizens of a country only the amount of product sold by those in power.

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nominal GDP uses current prices and thus may over- or understate true changes in output.


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Is GDP a good measure?

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The GDP per capita is used to measure a country's standard of living. It is calculated by dividing the country's GDP by its population, which better allows comparison of GDP between countries.


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How does a country measure its economic health?

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