Azerbaijan's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was 1,972 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,972 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 0 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 0 | 2015 |
| Highest | 113.6 million | 1998 |
| Lowest | -1.19 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2016 | -200 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -4,000 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Azerbaijan's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 1,972 on 2024 (from 0 to 1,972).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.31 million and a typical year strayed about 388.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 999.9 million in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Azerbaijan had the 38th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2025 ranking
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 35th of 130: 30,000
- El Salvador — 36th of 130: 10,000
- North Macedonia — 37th of 130: 10,000
- Greece — 39th of 130: 1,000
- Lithuania — 40th of 130: 1,000
- Luxembourg — 41st of 130: 1,000
What this measures
Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 36 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,972 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | -1,000,000,000 |
| 2018 | -1,000,000,000 |
| 2017 | -100,000 |
| 2016 | 100,000 |
| 2015 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Azerbaijan
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.9% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$138.93 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$8.51 billion (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$11.79 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 20.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.53% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$45.08 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 76.64 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- 1,972 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 149.3% from -4,000 in 1990. The highest value was 113.6 million in 1998 and the lowest -1.19 billion in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank?
- 38th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Azerbaijan?
- In 2025, Azerbaijan's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 1,972 on 2024 (from 0 to 1,972). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.31 million and a typical year strayed about 388.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DISC.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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