Personally, I don't think GDP is a good measure of a countries economy. GDP= gross domestic product which is the total value of the goods that a country produces and sells divided equally among its population.
GDP is just an average, it does not take into account that some people will have more or less money than others.
Secondly, GDP does not take into account other scales of economic importance such as infant mortality rate or literacy rate. infant mortality rate can say a lot about the state of a countries economic state. A lower infant mortality rate tends to mean a more advanced, stronger economy. Furthermore, literacy rate can indicate the state of the economy too. A higher literacy rate tends to mean a better economy because the education system is better.
Hope this helps! :)
