Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP deflator, period average

Ethiopia
247.4 LCU index 2000=100
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
144.25 LCU index 2000=100
in 2009
Ethiopia rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

GDP deflator, period average over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050100150200250196019842009

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 247.4 LCU index 2000=100 against 144.25 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 103.15 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 42.4 LCU index 2000=100 17.92 LCU index 2000=100 24.48 LCU index 2000=100 Ethiopia
1990s 78.98 LCU index 2000=100 57.06 LCU index 2000=100 21.92 LCU index 2000=100 Ethiopia
2000s 134.09 LCU index 2000=100 117.67 LCU index 2000=100 16.42 LCU index 2000=100 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ethiopia, at 247.4 LCU index 2000=100 against 144.25 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2009.
What is the difference in gdp deflator, period average between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
103.15 LCU index 2000=100, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100)
Unit
LCU index 2000=100
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,467 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.