Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation, GDP deflator
Egypt
25.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.1%
in 2025
Egypt rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 25.0% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 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?
- Egypt, at 25.0% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.