Ghana - Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)

The value for Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in Ghana was -17 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,215,968,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of -6,500 in 2008.

Definition: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP is the discrepancy included in final consumption expenditure, etc. (total consumption, etc.). This discrepancy is included to ensure that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 -100
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 -100
1986 -100
1987 -100
1988 100
1989 0
1990 100
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 -100
1996 0
1997 100
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 100
2005 -5,800
2006 0
2007 0
2008 -6,500
2009 19,300
2010 1,215,968,000
2011 100
2012 0
2013 16
2014 -30
2015 4
2016 -90
2017 -89
2018 112
2019 -55
2020 -17

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)

The value for Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) in Ghana was 0.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of -100.00 in 2014.

Definition: A statistical discrepancy usually arises when the GDP components are estimated independently by industrial origin and by expenditure categories. This item represents the discrepancy in the use of resources (i.e., the estimate of GDP by expenditure categories). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2013 0.00
2014 -100.00
2015 0.00
2016 100.00
2017 0.00
2018 100.00
2019 -100.00
2020 0.00

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts