Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator

Cuba
32.2%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.3%
in 2025
Cuba rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Cuba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 32.2% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 27.9%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 7.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.2% 9.5% 4.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.1% 10.1% 10.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 5.8% 10.3% 4.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.5% 6.9% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.1% 4.8% 1.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 99.6% 6.0% 93.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cuba, at 32.2% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27.9%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Cuba ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 214 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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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.