For decades, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been used as a benchmark of society’s progress. Yet, as the GDP figures keep ticking up, so too does a profound disenchantment with the political and ...

United Nations proposes new global dashboard to measure progress beyond GDP. Secretary–General’s High–Level Expert Group sets out a set of indicators to put p ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. economy is facing an unexpected downturn in 2025, with the ...

The International Monetary Fund has just warned of slowing global economic growth in its latest analysis. Similar to this finding, a newly issued report reveals the world’s wealthiest countries by ...

Investment, exports, consumer spending and government spending were contributors to the first-quarter real GDP increase.

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 ...

The U.S. economy surged between April and June after shrinking in the first three months of the year, driven by a large shift in imports tied to President Trump's trade policies. The country's GDP ...

In an economic ecosystem already impacted by global shocks and large debt loads, low real GDP growth can lead to several ...