Zimbabwe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was -345.43 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 345.43 million% from -100 in 2019.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -345.43 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | -100 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 0 | 2014 |
| Highest | 31,700 | 1996 |
| Lowest | -345.43 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | -34.54 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 29,192 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 345.43 million on 2023 (from 2,000 to -345.43 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +63.33 and a typical year strayed about 14,516 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23796.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 66,290 in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 345.43 million in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% 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 2024, Zimbabwe had the 36th highest value of the 37 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 Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking
- Aruba — 33rd of 37: -43.67 million
- Bahamas, The — 34th of 37: -54 million
- Belize — 35th of 37: -95.46 million
- China — 37th of 37: -121.41 billion
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 50 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -345,429,700 |
| 2023 | 2,000 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | -100 |
| 2018 | -100 |
| 2017 | -100 |
| 2016 | -0 |
| 2015 | -100 |
| 2014 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 0 (2024)
- Benin — 0 (2025)
- Botswana — -2.52 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 0 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -100 (2025)
- Cameroon — 309.25 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 495,800 (2025)
- Chad — -1.05 million (2025)
- Comoros — 0 (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$48.51 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$51.22 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.63 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.48 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 74.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,021 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 96,071 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,503 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zimbabwe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- -345.43 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is down 1.18 million% from 29,192 in 1975. The highest value was 31,700 in 1996 and the lowest -345.43 million in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 36th highest of 37 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) fell 345.43 million on 2023 (from 2,000 to -345.43 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +63.33 and a typical year strayed about 14,516 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23796.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
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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