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

Libya
309.16 LCU index 2000=100
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
144.25 LCU index 2000=100
in 2009
Libya rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

GDP deflator, period average over time

  • Libya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400500196019842009

How they compare

Libya currently reports 309.16 LCU index 2000=100 against 144.25 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 164.91 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Libya ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 84.45 LCU index 2000=100 90.48 LCU index 2000=100 6.03 LCU index 2000=100 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 248.46 LCU index 2000=100 117.67 LCU index 2000=100 130.78 LCU index 2000=100 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Libya, at 309.16 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 Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
164.91 LCU index 2000=100, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?
Libya ranks 4th 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.