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

258.18 LCU index 2000=100, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

141.87 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Zambia

400.05 LCU index 2000=100

in 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Zambia rank

2nd

GDP deflator, period average over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 400.05 LCU index 2000=100 against 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 258.18 LCU index 2000=100.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.8 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.92 LCU index 2000=100	0.0122 LCU index 2000=100	3.9 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	7.25 LCU index 2000=100	0.0214 LCU index 2000=100	7.23 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	17.53 LCU index 2000=100	0.1596 LCU index 2000=100	17.37 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	56.08 LCU index 2000=100	31.91 LCU index 2000=100	24.17 LCU index 2000=100	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	117.53 LCU index 2000=100	238.9 LCU index 2000=100	121.37 LCU index 2000=100	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp deflator, period average, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?: Zambia, at 400.05 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?: 258.18 LCU index 2000=100, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for gdp deflator, period average?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
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.