Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Zimbabwe: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic
-119.49 million current LCU
in 2016
Zimbabwe
-345.43 million current LCU
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
165th
Zimbabwe rank
168th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -119.49 million current LCU against -345.43 million current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 225.94 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 168th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -2,240 current LCU -1,703 current LCU 537.17 current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s -190 current LCU -10 current LCU 180 current LCU Zimbabwe
2010s 559.79 billion current LCU 14.29 current LCU 559.79 billion current LCU Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zimbabwe?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -119.49 million current LCU against -345.43 million current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2016.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
225.94 million current LCU, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 168th 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.