Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Inflation, GDP deflator
Botswana
3.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
90th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 11.6% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 10.2% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 10.5% | 1.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 13.9% | 8.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 212 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.