Ghana vs Mali: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP
Ghana
128.40 million current US$
in 2011
Mali
1.15 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana rank
8th
Mali rank
6th
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.15 billion current US$ against 128.40 million current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 1.02 billion current US$.
That makes Mali's figure about 9.0 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.05 current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | Mali |
| 1970s | -6.3 current US$ | 3.59 million current US$ | 3.59 million current US$ | Mali |
| 1980s | 554 current US$ | 2.74 million current US$ | 2.73 million current US$ | Mali |
| 1990s | -4.25 current US$ | -22.81 million current US$ | 22.81 million current US$ | Ghana |
| 2000s | 326.59 million current US$ | 275.75 million current US$ | 50.84 million current US$ | Ghana |
| 2010s | -742.58 million current US$ | 1.29 billion current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Ghana or Mali?
- Mali, at 1.15 billion 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 Ghana and Mali?
- 1.02 billion current US$, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.