# Gross National Product (GDP) - In [[gdp|GDP]], only income generated in domestic product on is counted. - In GNP, we care about **who gets the income**. Therefore, we add to GDP all those income go from abroad to domestic agents, and subtract from GDP those from here to foreign agents. (i.e. [[nfp|NFP]]) - Why do GDP and GNP diverge? - Oil-rich countries often tend to have a higher GNP than GDP due to their investment in foreign countries. - Countries that receive a lot of foreign investment often tend to have lower GNP than GDP due to *repatriated profits*. e.g. Ireland, and developing countries with large natural resources that are extracted by foreign companies.