What is the difference in gdp deflator, index between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

160.17 2000=100; US$ series, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as GDP deflator, index (2000=100; US$ series). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP deflator, index

Ghana

389.91 2000=100; US$ series

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

229.74 2000=100; US$ series

in 2011

Ghana rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

GDP deflator, index over time

Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 389.91 2000=100; US$ series against 229.74 2000=100; US$ series in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 160.17 2000=100; US$ series.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	78.22 2000=100; US$ series	33.84 2000=100; US$ series	44.38 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana
1970s	109.15 2000=100; US$ series	65.4 2000=100; US$ series	43.75 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana
1980s	176.34 2000=100; US$ series	107.96 2000=100; US$ series	68.38 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana
1990s	165.56 2000=100; US$ series	110.27 2000=100; US$ series	55.29 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana
2000s	209.45 2000=100; US$ series	144.5 2000=100; US$ series	64.95 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana
2010s	377.99 2000=100; US$ series	221.91 2000=100; US$ series	156.09 2000=100; US$ series	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, index, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Ghana, at 389.91 2000=100; US$ series against 229.74 2000=100; US$ series in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdp deflator, index between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 160.17 2000=100; US$ series, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp deflator, index?: Ghana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as GDP deflator, index (2000=100; US$ series). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP deflator, index (2000=100; US$ series)
Unit: 2000=100; US$ series
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 57 places, 2,582 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The GDP deflator series based upon the U.S. dollar series is defined as the ratio of the GDP at market prices in current U.S. dollars) to the GDP at market prices in constant (2000) U.S. dollars.