Botswana vs Gambia: Discrepancy in GDP, value added

Botswana
741.10 million current LCU
in 2011
Gambia
1.48 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
18th
Gambia rank
17th

Discrepancy in GDP, value added over time

  • Botswana
  • Gambia
-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1.5B196519882011

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.48 billion current LCU against 741.10 million current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 740.65 million current LCU.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.0 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 18th and Gambia ranks 17th of 51 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.31 million current LCU 8.04 million current LCU 6.73 million current LCU Gambia
1970s -6.13 million current LCU 24.40 million current LCU 30.54 million current LCU Gambia
1980s -50.59 million current LCU 143.67 million current LCU 194.26 million current LCU Gambia
1990s -369.26 million current LCU -177.90 million current LCU 191.35 million current LCU Gambia
2000s 205.48 million current LCU 615.72 million current LCU 410.25 million current LCU Gambia
2010s 544.20 million current LCU 1.49 billion current LCU 946.67 million current LCU Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher discrepancy in gdp, value added, Botswana or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.48 billion current LCU against 741.10 million current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in discrepancy in gdp, value added between Botswana and Gambia?
740.65 million current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for discrepancy in gdp, value added?
Botswana ranks 18th and Gambia ranks 17th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Discrepancy in GDP, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Discrepancy in GDP, value added (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,839 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

This is the discrepancy included in the value added of services, etc. Covered here are any discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from linking new and old series in the World Bank data base. Data are in current local currency.