An alternative approach is to use a GDP weighted benchmark.

Between 2001 and 2005, current non interest expenditure rose by 2 of GDP, revenues fell by 0.5 of GDP, and the general government deficit rose by 1 of GDP.

In GDP terms, it fell even more, because GDP grew by 8.7 in 2008.

Here, greater scope for weighted and double majority voting is crucial.

As noted by the analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, Russia's GDP is showing improvement in the second quarter, GDP declined by 0.8 in annual terms.

Germany's GDP has grown by the expected 0.5 and France's by 0.4 .

In the coming decade, Poland might double its GDP, the Baltic countries increase their GDP by 60 .

Indeed, annual real GDP rose by 9 in 2010.

Recessions typically are defined by whether GDP has fallen .

The deficit has to be reduced by at least 10 percentage points of GDP (from around 13 of GDP to less than 3 of GDP).

Weighted least squares A special case of generalized least squares called weighted least squares occurs when all the off diagonal entries of Ω (the correlation matrix of the residuals) are 0.

Greece must slash its deficit by some 4 of GDP.

Public debt in Japan, by contrast, exceeds 220 of GDP.

If economists did not habitually annualize quarterly GDP data and multiply quarterly GDP by four, Greece s debt to GDP ratio would be four times higher than it is now. And if they habitually decadalized GDP, multiplying the quarterly GDP numbers by 40 instead of four, Greece s debt burden would be 15 .

Similarly, by bridging its growing skills gap, China could augment its GDP by 250 billion by 2020.

Today we are seeing substantial growth in the wage share of GDP if wages grow by 10 , then GDP grows only by 2 , explained Mr. Grafe.

All financial decisions would thus continue to be taken by the existing Executive Board, with weighted voting reflecting the financial contributions of member countries.

By 2030, 70 of India s GDP will come from its cities.

If economists did not habitually annualize quarterly GDP data and multiply quarterly GDP by four, Greece s debt to GDP ratio would be four times higher than it is now.

It's counter weighted so that when you push the door up, it glides really easily.

By slashing subsidies from regional budgets, federal revenues increased from 9 of GDP in 1998 to 17 of GDP this year.

GDP Fetishism

The site shows a global index for house prices that is rising, on a GDP weighted basis, as fast as during the boom that preceded the 2008 crisis, though not yet reaching the 2006 record level.

Equivalent to 1 of US GDP, it is large by all accounts.

And if they habitually decadalized GDP, multiplying the quarterly GDP numbers by 40 instead of four, Greece s debt burden would be 15 .

Regulators are already talking about imposing leverage ratios, as well as limits on risk weighted assets.

The first answer, of course, is that the trade weighted dollar has fallen by more than 15 in real terms since its peak in early 2002.

Similarly, Guyana will have its debt reduced by more than 8 of GDP.

The Ifo Institute has forecast that GDP will contract by 2.2 in 2009.

By 2012, Greek public debt will be above 160 of GDP and rising.

The government pledged to reduce the tax burden by about 10 of GDP.

The result GDP fell by 7.8 , the largest drop in the G 20.

According to the ECB s model, the euro s 10 depreciation over the past year (in real, trade weighted terms) may lift growth this year by a mere 0.2 .

Non Oil GDP

Budget ( of GDP)

Consider Green GDP.

GDP is contracting.

Politicians have exacerbated the situation by doubling down on fiscal austerity, which has undermined GDP growth while failing to shrink government debt GDP ratios.

Ukraine's 2010 GDP, as calculated by the World Bank, was around 136 billion, 2011 GDP around 163 billion, 2012 176.6 billion, 2013 177.4 billion.

In the United Arab Emirates, GDP would expand by 12 , in Japan by 9 , and in the United States by 5 .

Juncker came out ahead in the MEP count for only one reason he obtained his votes in small countries, and votes are de facto weighted by country size.

According to a study by the Insurance Information Institute, expenditures on non life insurance in 2003 amounted to only 0.83 of GDP in Indonesia, 1.19 of GDP in Thailand, and 0.62 of GDP in India, compared with 5.23 of GDP in the United States.

It is likely to rise to more than 60 of GDP by the end of 2010, with the debt to GDP ratio continuing to increase.

GDP per capita (that is, GDP divided by the total population) depends on two factors the productivity of those who work (that is, GDP divided by the number of people employed), and the number of people who work as a proportion of the population.

Eliminating the planet s remaining trade barriers would increase global GDP by around US100 billion.