Chile: Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Chile's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 533,200 on 2024 (from -353,100 to -886,300).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.03 billion and a typical year strayed about 107.56 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 533.38 billion in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 232.41 billion in 1995. 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 18% 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, Chile had the 109th 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 Chile in the 2025 ranking

• Madagascar — 106th of 130: -280,541
• Mali — 107th of 130: -336,886
• Tanzania — 108th of 130: -568,000
• Algeria — 110th of 130: -1 million
• Chad — 111th of 130: -1.05 million
• Niger — 112th of 130: -1.16 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 66 values

Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — -15.01 trillion (2025)
• Aruba — -43.67 million (2024)
• Bahamas, The — -54 million (2024)
• Belize — -95.46 million (2024)
• Bolivia — 0 (2024)
• Brazil — 0 (2025)
• Colombia — 0 (2025)
• Costa Rica — 100,000 (2025)
• Cuba — 1 million (2024)
• Curaçao

More economic policy & debt data for Chile

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$49.45 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$49.42 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.81 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 51.19 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$48.82 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 35.92 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.06% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$202.79 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Chile's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?

-886,300 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 989.64% from 99,625 in 1960. The highest value was 90.73 billion in 1987 and the lowest -533.38 billion in 1995.

How does Chile rank?

109th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Chile?

In 2025, Chile's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 533,200 on 2024 (from -353,100 to -886,300). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.03 billion and a typical year strayed about 107.56 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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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