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

Eritrea
19.5%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.1%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-20-100102030196119932025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 19.5% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

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

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.2% 10.6% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 17.5% 6.8% 10.7% Eritrea
2010s 1.7% 7.4% 5.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Eritrea, at 19.5% against 4.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2011.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
15.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Eritrea ranks 15th 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.