Definition: Gross national income

Category: SNA

Gross national income (GNI) is the aggregate value of the gross balances of primary incomes for all sectors (SNA 2008, § 7.20).

Gross national income (GNI) is defined as GDP plus compensation of employees receivable from abroad plus property income receivable from abroad plus taxes less subsidies on production receivable from abroad less compensation of employees payable abroad less property income payable abroad and less taxes plus subsidies on production payable abroad (SNA 2008, § 16.54).

Gross National Income (GNI) is GDP (Gross Domestic Product) less net taxes on production and imports, less compensation of employees and property income payable to the rest of the world plus the corresponding items receivable from the rest of the world (in other words, GDP less primary incomes payable to non-resident units plus primary incomes receivable from non-resident units); an alternative approach to measuring GNI at market prices is as the aggregate value of the balances of gross primary incomes for all sectors; (note that GNI is identical to gross national product (GNP) as previously used in national accounts generally) (SNA 1993 § 2.181 and 7.16 and Table 7.2 [2.181]). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SNA2008.pdf System of National Accounts (SNA) 1993