There are four components in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Personal Consumption Expenditures, Gross Private Domestic Investments, Government Spending and Net Exports of goods and services. The share of personal consumption expenditures is more than 60% and its share in the GDP has been gradually increasing. The next biggest share in the GDP is the government spending and its share is approximately less than 20% and its share has been gradually declining over the time. The share of private domestic investments is about 17% of the GDP and its share has been pretty stable. The net exports of goods and services take approximately 3-4% in the GDP and its share in the GDP was increasing during the 1990s and 2000s, but it has been declining since the great recession.
