What is the difference in gdp deflator, period average between Ghana and Nigeria?

514.22 LCU index 2000=100, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

50 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Ghana vs Nigeria: GDP deflator, period average

Ghana

825.38 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Nigeria

311.16 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Ghana rank

1st

Nigeria rank

3rd

GDP deflator, period average over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 825.38 LCU index 2000=100 against 311.16 LCU index 2000=100 in Nigeria, a difference of 514.22 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0114 LCU index 2000=100	0.265 LCU index 2000=100	0.2536 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1970s	0.0616 LCU index 2000=100	0.817 LCU index 2000=100	0.7554 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1980s	3.03 LCU index 2000=100	3.07 LCU index 2000=100	0.0405 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1990s	37.28 LCU index 2000=100	41.01 LCU index 2000=100	3.73 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
2000s	376.57 LCU index 2000=100	215.76 LCU index 2000=100	160.81 LCU index 2000=100	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Ghana or Nigeria?: Ghana, at 825.38 LCU index 2000=100 against 311.16 LCU index 2000=100 in Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in gdp deflator, period average between Ghana and Nigeria?: 514.22 LCU index 2000=100, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Ghana ranks 1st and Nigeria 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: 04 September 2026

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