Innational income accounting,net national income (NNI) isnet national product (NNP) minusindirect taxes.[1] Net national income encompasses the income of households, businesses, and the government. Net national income is defined asgross domestic product plus net receipts ofwages,salaries andproperty income from abroad, minus thedepreciation offixed capital assets (dwellings, buildings, machinery, transport equipment and physical infrastructure) through wear and tear and obsolescence.[2]
It can be expressed as[3]
whereC denotesconsumption,I denotesinvestment,G denotesgovernment spending, andNX represents net exports (exports minusimports:X – M).
This formula uses the expenditure method of national income accounting.
When net national income is adjusted for naturalresource depletion, it is calledAdjusted Net National Income, expressed as
Natural resources are non-criticalnatural capital such as minerals. NNI* does not take critical natural capital into account. Examples are air, water, land, etc.
For reference, capital (K) is divided into four categories: