China vs India: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

China
-121.41 billion current LCU
in 2024
India
-1.04 trillion current LCU
in 2025
China rank
180th
India rank
183rd

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • China
  • India
-2.0T02.0T4.0T196019922025

How they compare

China currently reports -121.41 billion current LCU against -1.04 trillion current LCU in India, a difference of 919.82 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 180th and India ranks 183rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 2.57 billion current LCU -24.51 billion current LCU 27.07 billion current LCU China
1970s 7.94 billion current LCU -61.47 billion current LCU 69.41 billion current LCU China
1980s -667.73 million current LCU -199.21 billion current LCU 198.55 billion current LCU China
1990s 3.39 billion current LCU -132.99 billion current LCU 136.37 billion current LCU China
2000s 16.39 billion current LCU -783.47 billion current LCU 799.86 billion current LCU China
2010s 56.05 billion current LCU 1.37 trillion current LCU 1.32 trillion current LCU India
2020s 25.34 billion current LCU -753.86 billion current LCU 779.20 billion current LCU China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, China or India?
China, at -121.41 billion current LCU against -1.04 trillion current LCU in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between China and India?
919.82 billion current LCU, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
China ranks 180th and India ranks 183rd of 186 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
186 places, 8,499 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.