Canada's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was 118 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 113.69% from -862 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 118 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 222 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -862 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.41 billion | 1999 |
| Lowest | -2.57 billion | 1977 |
| Average since 2016 | 57.2 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -541.56 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Canada's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 738 million on 2024 (from -620 million to 118 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −33.23 million and a typical year strayed about 832.64 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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 2.18 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.12 billion in 2017. 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 13% 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, Canada had the 21st 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 Canada in the 2025 ranking
- Austria — 18th of 130: 1.04 billion
- Belarus — 19th of 130: 996.6 million
- Mozambique — 20th of 130: 324.38 million
- Brunei Darussalam — 22nd of 130: 42.23 million
- Estonia — 23rd of 130: 28.88 million
- Finland — 24th of 130: 1 million
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 65 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 118,000,000 |
| 2024 | -620,000,000 |
| 2023 | -193,000,000 |
| 2022 | -60,000,000 |
| 2021 | 376,000,000 |
| 2020 | 222,000,000 |
| 2019 | 135,000,000 |
| 2018 | 78,000,000 |
| 2017 | -804,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,320,000,000 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bermuda — 354.52 million (2024)
- United States — 1 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Canada
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 14.75% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 48.08% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$196.83 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$747.73 billion (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$577.62 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$170.11 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$944.56 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) — 16.84% (2025)
- Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) — 25.55% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Canada's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- 118 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 121.79% from -541.56 million in 1961. The highest value was 1.41 billion in 1999 and the lowest -2.57 billion in 1977.
- How does Canada rank?
- 21st highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Canada?
- In 2025, Canada's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 738 million on 2024 (from -620 million to 118 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −33.23 million and a typical year strayed about 832.64 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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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