Maryland Genuine Progress Indicator

Consistent with other States and nations, Marylands GPI is near the States GSP until the early 1980s wherein they begin to separate. Because of our many strengths and resources, though, Maryland's GPI has fered much better than the U.S. GPI.

Maryland Genuine Progress Indicators Categories

The MD-GPI is the comprised of 26 Indicators that are within three Categories: Economic, Environmental, and Social. The graph below shows the trend of the sum of all Indicators per Category.

The Economic Category fairly well mirrors the Gross State Product (GSP). The Environmental Category is below 0 because those Indicators are subtracted from the GSP, and therefore negative. Though, because of Marylands commitment to our natural resources, aggregate environmental conditions are improving. While generally increasing, the Social Category is flatter because some Indicators are added while others are subtracted, thereby cancelling each other when collectively shown.