South Africa - Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU)

The value for Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (constant LCU) in South Africa was 10,999,880,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,009,390,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of -138,100 in 2015.

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
2015 -138,100
2016 4,301,884,000
2017 9,367,421,000
2018 10,308,490,000
2019 13,009,390,000
2020 10,999,880,000

Base Period: varies by country

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts