Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator

Ethiopia
16.7%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-100102030196219932025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 16.7% against 4.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.0% 1.8% 0.2% Ethiopia
1970s 4.2% 10.5% 6.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 3.6% 9.2% 5.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 6.9% 9.6% 2.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 10.7% 7.5% 3.3% Ethiopia
2010s 12.4% 5.7% 6.7% Ethiopia
2020s 25.0% 7.6% 17.3% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Ethiopia, at 16.7% against 4.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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.