Africa Eastern and Southern vs Zimbabwe: Inflation, GDP deflator

Africa Eastern and Southern
5.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
83.1%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Zimbabwe
02505007501.0k196119932025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 83.1% against 5.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 77.3%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 14.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 2.8% 1.2% 1.6% Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 10.2% 7.7% 2.5% Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 13.9% 0.3% 13.7% Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 13.1% -3.9% 17.1% Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 8.9% 11.8% 3.0% Zimbabwe
2010s 6.0% 62.1% 56.1% Zimbabwe
2020s 6.9% 486.4% 479.5% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Africa Eastern and Southern or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 83.1% against 5.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe?
77.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Zimbabwe rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 14,243 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.