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

169.29 LCU index 2000=100, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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.

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

Nigeria

311.16 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa

141.87 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Nigeria rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

GDP deflator, period average over time

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 311.16 LCU index 2000=100 against 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 169.29 LCU index 2000=100.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.265 LCU index 2000=100	3.92 LCU index 2000=100	3.65 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	0.817 LCU index 2000=100	7.25 LCU index 2000=100	6.44 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	3.07 LCU index 2000=100	17.53 LCU index 2000=100	14.46 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	41.01 LCU index 2000=100	56.08 LCU index 2000=100	15.07 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	215.76 LCU index 2000=100	117.53 LCU index 2000=100	98.22 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Nigeria, at 311.16 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 Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 169.29 LCU index 2000=100, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Nigeria ranks 3rd 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.