Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Botswana
-2.52 billion current LCU
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-345.43 million current LCU
in 2024
Botswana rank
170th
Zimbabwe rank
167th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
-5.0B05.0B10.0B196019922025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -345.43 million current LCU against -2.52 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 2.17 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Botswana ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 185 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU -8,141 current LCU 8,141 current LCU Botswana
1980s -0 current LCU -27,335 current LCU 27,335 current LCU Botswana
1990s -58.60 million current LCU 337.71 current LCU 58.60 million current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 258.20 million current LCU -10 current LCU 258.20 million current LCU Botswana
2010s 1.31 billion current LCU -20 current LCU 1.31 billion current LCU Botswana
2020s 6.51 billion current LCU -69.09 million current LCU 6.58 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -345.43 million current LCU against -2.52 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
2.17 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Botswana ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,481 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.