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

167.29 LCU index 2000=100, with Libya ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

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

Libya

309.16 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa

141.87 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Libya rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

GDP deflator, period average over time

Libya
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Libya currently reports 309.16 LCU index 2000=100 against 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 167.29 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Libya ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84.45 LCU index 2000=100	90 LCU index 2000=100	5.54 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	248.46 LCU index 2000=100	117.53 LCU index 2000=100	130.92 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?: Libya, at 309.16 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 Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 167.29 LCU index 2000=100, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Libya ranks 4th 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: 21 August 2026

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