Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 25.0% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.0% | 1.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.3% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 4.8% | 9.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 5.7% | 11.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 25.0% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Egypt ranks 12th 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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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.