Beyond GDP
A New Compass of Progress for People and Planet
High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP Report
The Expert Group on Beyond GDP published its final report!
The Group was appointed by the Secretary-General following a request by UN Member States.
In their report, the Experts make concrete recommendations on how to move Beyond GDP: a conceptual framework; an indicator dashboard; and recommendations on how to implement this agenda on the statistical and policy side.
Why is the report needed?
The world is facing a paradox: despite decades of positive economic growth as reflected in rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP), many people report dissatisfaction with economic and political systems, and the planet is experiencing mounting crises. There is a clear dissonance between what GDP measures and what people value, and this dissonance has become particularly acute over the last decade. The clear implication: The world needs to move Beyond GDP - now.
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KEY MESSAGES
GDP shows what we produce. It doesn't show what we value.
GDP shows what we produce. It doesn't show what we value.Better decisions require better measures. The Beyond GDP dashboard provides them, and we can start using it now.
Better decisions require better measures. The Beyond GDP dashboard provides them, and we can start using it now.We now have a practical blueprint to measure regularly what truly drives well-being for people and planet.
We now have a practical blueprint to measure regularly what truly drives well-being for people and planet.Delay in adopting better measures of progress is no longer an option. The cost is borne today and by future generations.
Delay in adopting better measures of progress is no longer an option. The cost is borne today and by future generations.This report is a major milestone in correcting a longstanding blind spot in measuring progress: The over-reliance on GDP. [...] This report makes concrete recommendations for complementary indicators that measure what matters most to people and planet.
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, United Nations Secretary-General
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