Korean slang profile
GDP
gdp
Gross domestic product
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국내총생산 (gross domestic product).
- Expanded form
- 국내총생산국내총생산 (gross domestic product)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Feb 18, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
경제 기사를 읽을 때 GDP와 다른 소득지표를 구별한다.
When reading economic news, I distinguish GDP from other income indicators.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국내총생산” with “GDP”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and English abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full English form and the abbreviation’s first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- IMF와 합의한 한국경제 프로그램 내용 <요약> (서울신문)Published Feb 18, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026