Autocracy is essentially dictatorship; plus facist ideals
You buy some shoes for $25 you want to sell them and get more money than you spent ("Profit") if you sell them for $10, you wasted $15 and only gained $10 back so its not $10 or $25 so its $50
GDP is known as a lagging indicator.
Unemployment rate is also a lagging indicator.
Inflation is a lagging indicator.
Pretty sure National debt is not considered an economic indicator.