Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Cape Verde
35.76 million current US$
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
201.36 million current US$
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
9th
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
-100.0M0100.0M200.0M196519882011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 201.36 million current US$ against 35.76 million current US$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 165.60 million current US$.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 5.6 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 9th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th of 50 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -10.87 million current US$ -1.66 million current US$ 9.22 million current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2000s -0 current US$ 8.49 million current US$ 8.49 million current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2010s 17.88 million current US$ 155.89 million current US$ 138.01 million current US$ Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 201.36 million current US$ against 35.76 million current US$ in Cape Verde as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
165.60 million current US$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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.