El Salvador's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was 10,000 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 200% from -10,000 in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10,000 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -10,000 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -10,000 | 2015 |
| Highest | 20,000 | 2008 |
| Lowest | -10,000 | 2005 |
| Average since 2016 | -2,000 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -0.0000000149 | 1965 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, El Salvador's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 20,000 on 2024 (from -10,000 to 10,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −330 and a typical year strayed about 10,334 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20,000 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 20,000 in 2009. 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 1% 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, El Salvador had the 36th 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 El Salvador in the 2025 ranking
- Honduras — 33rd of 130: 100,000
- Guatemala — 34th of 130: 33,000
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 35th of 130: 30,000
- North Macedonia — 37th of 130: 10,000
- Azerbaijan — 38th of 130: 1,972
- Greece — 39th 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 61 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,000 |
| 2024 | -10,000 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | -10,000 |
| 2021 | -10,000 |
| 2020 | -10,000 |
| 2019 | 10,000 |
| 2018 | -10,000 |
| 2017 | 10,000 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 |
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)
- Chile — -886,300 (2025)
- Colombia — 0 (2025)
- Costa Rica — 100,000 (2025)
- Cuba
More economic policy & debt data for El Salvador
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$4.82 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$4.56 billion (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$252.5 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$35.19 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) — US$41.44 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$362.85 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) — US$154.63 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$498.81 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- 10,000 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 67.11 trillion% from -0.0000000149 in 1965. The highest value was 20,000 in 2008 and the lowest -10,000 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 36th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2025, El Salvador's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 20,000 on 2024 (from -10,000 to 10,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −330 and a typical year strayed about 10,334 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
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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