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

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.93 billion in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.49 billion in 1979. 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 less than 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, Germany had the 49th 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 Germany in the 2025 ranking

• Ecuador — 60th of 130: 0
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 61st of 130: 0
• Georgia — 62nd of 130: 0
• Guinea-Bissau — 64th of 130: 0
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 65th of 130: 0
• Hungary — 66th of 130: 0

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 56 values

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

• Albania — 0 (2024)
• Armenia — 0 (2025)
• Austria — 1.04 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 1,972 (2025)
• Belarus — 996.6 million (2025)
• Belgium — 0 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — -2.99 billion (2025)
• Bulgaria — 0 (2025)
• Croatia — 0 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Germany

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$572.2 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$101.73 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$5.05 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 4.47 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.69 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 3.61 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$60,496 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53,538 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$44,147 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 43,232 (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

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

0 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 100% from -13.3 billion in 1970. The highest value was 0 in 1991 and the lowest -20.59 billion in 1980.

How does Germany rank?

49th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

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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