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Learn About Real Gross Domestic Product: Definition, Explanation, and Formula for Calculating Real GDP
Written by the MasterClass staff
Last updated: Aug 19, 2021 • 3 min read
Calculating a country’s income helps determine its level of economic activity. The most common way to calculate national income is the gross domestic product—or GDP.
There are two ways to calculate GDP: the most basic calculation is “nominal GDP” (often referred to simply as “GDP”), and, when that is adjusted for inflation, it is called “real GDP.”