What is the difference in gdp deflator, period average between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

105.53 LCU index 2000=100, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.

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.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP deflator, period average

Ethiopia

247.4 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa

141.87 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Ethiopia rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

GDP deflator, period average over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 247.4 LCU index 2000=100 against 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 105.53 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 ranks 4th 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	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.4 LCU index 2000=100	18.24 LCU index 2000=100	24.16 LCU index 2000=100	Ethiopia
1990s	78.98 LCU index 2000=100	56.08 LCU index 2000=100	22.9 LCU index 2000=100	Ethiopia
2000s	134.09 LCU index 2000=100	117.53 LCU index 2000=100	16.56 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?: Ethiopia, at 247.4 LCU index 2000=100 against 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in gdp deflator, period average between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 105.53 LCU index 2000=100, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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: 04 September 2026

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