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

88.89 LCU index 2000=100, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: GDP deflator, period average

Nigeria

311.16 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Zambia

400.05 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Nigeria rank

3rd

Zambia rank

2nd

GDP deflator, period average over time

Nigeria
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 400.05 LCU index 2000=100 against 311.16 LCU index 2000=100 in Nigeria, a difference of 88.89 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.265 LCU index 2000=100	0.0122 LCU index 2000=100	0.2528 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1970s	0.817 LCU index 2000=100	0.0214 LCU index 2000=100	0.7956 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1980s	3.07 LCU index 2000=100	0.1596 LCU index 2000=100	2.91 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
1990s	41.01 LCU index 2000=100	31.91 LCU index 2000=100	9.1 LCU index 2000=100	Nigeria
2000s	215.76 LCU index 2000=100	238.9 LCU index 2000=100	23.14 LCU index 2000=100	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Nigeria or Zambia?: Zambia, at 400.05 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 Nigeria and Zambia?: 88.89 LCU index 2000=100, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Nigeria ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.