Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Botswana
1.33 billion current US$
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
201.36 million current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
5th
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Equatorial Guinea
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B196519882011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.33 billion current US$ against 201.36 million current US$ in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.13 billion current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 6.6 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 5th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th of 50 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$
1970s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$
1980s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$
1990s 22.05 million current US$ -1.66 million current US$ 23.71 million current US$ Botswana
2000s 605.97 million current US$ 8.49 million current US$ 597.48 million current US$ Botswana
2010s 1.74 billion current US$ 155.89 million current US$ 1.58 billion current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
Botswana, at 1.33 billion current US$ against 201.36 million current US$ in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
1.13 billion current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Botswana ranks 5th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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 US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 2,032 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

This is the discrepancy included in the ‘total consumption etc.' This discrepancy is included to ensures that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current U.S. dollars.