Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Inflation, GDP deflator

Eritrea
19.5%
in 2011
Ethiopia
16.7%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
15th
Ethiopia rank
18th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
-2002040196219932025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 19.5% against 16.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 18th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.2% 4.5% 1.7% Eritrea
2000s 17.5% 10.7% 6.8% Eritrea
2010s 1.7% 10.8% 9.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 19.5% against 16.7% in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
2.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Eritrea ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 18th 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

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
260 places, 14,212 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.