year nominal gdp gdp deflator (billions of dollars) (base year 2009) 2017 19,485 107.95 1997 8,578 74.45 the growth rate of nominal gdp between 1997 and 2017 was , and the growth rate of the gdp deflator between 1997 and 2017 was . (hint: the growth rate of a variable x over an n-year period is calculated as 100×((final initial)(1n)−1)) measured in 2009 prices, real gdp was billion in 1997 and billion in 2017. (note: select the answers closest to the values you compute.) the growth rate of real gdp between 1997 and 2017 was . the growth rate of nominal gdp between 1997 and 2017 was than the growth rate of real gdp.