Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Equatorial Guinea
201.36 million current US$
in 2011
Ghana
128.40 million current US$
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th
Ghana rank
8th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ghana
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B196519882011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 201.36 million current US$ against 128.40 million current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 72.96 million current US$.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 8th of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current US$ 28.05 current US$ 28.05 current US$ Ghana
1970s 0 current US$ -6.3 current US$ 6.3 current US$ Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0 current US$ 1,064 current US$ 1,064 current US$ Ghana
1990s -1.66 million current US$ -4.72 current US$ 1.66 million current US$ Ghana
2000s 8.49 million current US$ 326.59 million current US$ 318.11 million current US$ Ghana
2010s 155.89 million current US$ -742.58 million current US$ 898.47 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, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
Equatorial Guinea, at 201.36 million current US$ against 128.40 million current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
72.96 million current US$, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
41 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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.