Afghanistan - Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)

The value for Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in Afghanistan was 162,325,000,000.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 215,026,000,000.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of -90,826,160,000.00 in 2007.

Definition: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP is the discrepancy included in final consumption expenditure, etc. (total consumption, etc.). This discrepancy is included to ensure that GDP from the expenditure side equals GDP measured by the income or output approach. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year	Value
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	-22,172,980,000.00
2007	-90,826,160,000.00
2008	27,417,520,000.00
2009	215,026,000,000.00
2010	162,325,000,000.00

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)

The value for Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) in Afghanistan was 94,995,910,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 130,472,000,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 1,322,702,000 in 2003.

Definition: A statistical discrepancy usually arises when the GDP components are estimated independently by industrial origin and by expenditure categories. This item represents the discrepancy in the use of resources (i.e., the estimate of GDP by expenditure categories). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year	Value
2002	13,676,180,000
2003	1,322,702,000
2004	34,433,730,000
2005	25,632,770,000
2006	59,149,320,000
2007	31,051,560,000
2008	127,459,000,000
2009	130,472,000,000
2010	94,995,910,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts