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 8,300 as of 1978. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,300 in 1978 and a minimum value of -6,200 in 1970.

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
1960	-400
1961	-300
1962	-2,400
1963	800
1964	600
1965	-2,200
1966	-1,500
1967	4,300
1968	-100
1969	1,800
1970	-6,200
1971	8,100
1972	-6,200
1973	-1,900
1974	-3,100
1975	-6,200
1976	-2,000
1977	2,000
1978	8,300

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)

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
2016	1,222,920,000,000
2017	1,255,290,000,000
2018	1,270,220,000,000
2019	1,319,900,000,000
2020	1,288,870,000,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts