Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Inflation, GDP deflator

Egypt
25.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.1%
in 2025
Egypt rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0102030196119932025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 25.0% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.9%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9% 3.0% 1.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 10.1% 9.0% 1.1% Egypt
1980s 12.5% 9.8% 2.7% Egypt
1990s 10.1% 10.1% 0.0% Egypt
2000s 7.7% 6.8% 0.9% Egypt
2010s 14.2% 4.7% 9.4% Egypt
2020s 17.5% 5.6% 11.9% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Egypt, at 25.0% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.9%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.