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GDP figures and other macroeconomic variables

Suppose a country only produces rice. In the year 2020, it produced 100 Kg of rice. The price was Rs 10 per kg of rice and the GDP at the current price was Rs 1,000. In 2021, the same country will produce 110 Kg of rice at a price of Rs 15 per kg.

What is GDP deflator?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

GDP deflator measures the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP, expressed as a percentage.

GDP Deflator=Nominal GDPReal GDP×100\text{GDP Deflator} = \dfrac{\text{Nominal GDP}}{\text{Real GDP}} \times 100


The base year is 2020, with a price of Rs 10 per kg.

Nominal GDP in 2021 (at current year prices):

=110×15= 110 \times 15

=Rs 1650= \text{Rs } 1650


Real GDP in 2021 (at base year prices):

=110×10= 110 \times 10

=Rs 1100= \text{Rs } 1100


GDP Deflator=16501100×100\text{GDP Deflator} = \dfrac{1650}{1100} \times 100

=150%= 150\%


The GDP deflator is 150 percent.

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