Ethiopia vs Ghana: Inflation, GDP deflator
Ethiopia
16.7%
in 2025
Ghana
14.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
18th
Ghana rank
21st
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 16.7% against 14.4% in Ghana, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 7.9% | 5.9% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 30.5% | 26.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 47.6% | 44.0% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 25.8% | 18.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 27.9% | 17.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 18.2% | 5.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 21.7% | 3.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 16.7% against 14.4% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 2.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 21st 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.