Most measures of economic performance used by government officials to inform their policies and decisions are based on gross-domestic-product figures. But concerns have long been raised that GDP-based ...

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Paul Allin is a member of the UK National Statistician's Expert User Advisory Committee and he is the Royal Statistical Society's Honorary Officer for National Statistics. Views expressed in this ...

India’s upcoming gross domestic product (GDP) series will rely far more heavily on digital and administrative data and updated survey-based methodologies, marking a significant shift away from older ...

India rebases GDP to 2022–23 with methodological upgrades including double deflation and improved informal sector data.

Many business executives live by the creed of "What gets measured gets managed." The metrics we use channel our attention and efforts. And when it comes to global economics, no indicator monopolizes ...

Figures for the level and rate of growth of gross domestic product (GDP) are quoted ubiquitously, including in this magazine. They are widely agreed to tell us something of importance. But there is a ...