Ethiopia vs Kenya: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Ethiopia
-519.67 million current US$
in 2011
Kenya
-342.65 million current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
47th
Kenya rank
45th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B196519882011

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -342.65 million current US$ against -519.67 million current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 177.02 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s -0 current US$ 60.75 million current US$ 60.75 million current US$ Kenya
1990s -51.65 million current US$ -36.32 million current US$ 15.33 million current US$ Kenya
2000s 149.62 million current US$ -331.46 million current US$ 481.09 million current US$ Ethiopia
2010s -278.96 million current US$ -635.14 million current US$ 356.18 million current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at -342.65 million current US$ against -519.67 million current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Ethiopia and Kenya?
177.02 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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.