Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Philippines
-0.0176 current LCU
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-0.0098 current LCU
in 2025
Philippines rank
125th
Sri Lanka rank
124th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
-20.0B020.0B40.0B60.0B196019922025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -0.0098 current LCU against -0.0176 current LCU in Philippines, a difference of 0.0078 current LCU.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 36.83 billion current LCU 7.32 billion current LCU 29.51 billion current LCU Philippines
1990s 16.52 billion current LCU 9.49 billion current LCU 7.03 billion current LCU Philippines
2000s -10 current LCU 3.15 billion current LCU 3.15 billion current LCU Sri Lanka
2010s 0 current LCU 3,100 current LCU 3,100 current LCU Sri Lanka
2020s 16.66 current LCU -16.69 current LCU 33.34 current LCU Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -0.0098 current LCU against -0.0176 current LCU in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.0078 current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Philippines ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th 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.