Written reply to PQ on indigenous GDP and GNI

Question

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry for each year over the last 10 years, what are the current prices of (i) indigenous Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (ii) indigenous Gross National Income (GNI) (iii) indigenous GDP as a share of total GDP (iv) indigenous GNI as a share of total GNI (v) per capita indigenous GDP and (vi) per capita indigenous GNI, respectively.

Written Answer by Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1. The Department of Statistics (DOS) no longer compiles the indigenous GDP and indigenous GNI series due to a lack of public demand for them. Indigenous GDP and indigenous GNI are also not national accounts concepts nor are they compiled by other countries.