Kenya vs Mauritania: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Kenya
-342.65 million current US$
in 2011
Mauritania
-470.37 million current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
45th
Mauritania rank
46th

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Mauritania
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B196019852011

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -342.65 million current US$ against -470.37 million current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 127.71 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current US$ -1.48 current US$ 1.48 current US$ Kenya
1970s -341,350 current US$ 3.99 current US$ 341,354 current US$ Mauritania
1980s 55.08 million current US$ -9.37 current US$ 55.08 million current US$ Kenya
1990s -36.32 million current US$ 3.18 current US$ 36.32 million current US$ Mauritania
2000s -331.46 million current US$ -66.03 million current US$ 265.43 million current US$ Mauritania
2010s -635.14 million current US$ -560.87 million current US$ 74.27 million current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp, Kenya or Mauritania?
Kenya, at -342.65 million current US$ against -470.37 million current US$ in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp between Kenya and Mauritania?
127.71 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for discrepancy in expenditure estimate of gdp?
Kenya ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 46th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current US$). 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.