Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator

Malawi
30.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.3%
in 2025
Malawi rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

Inflation, GDP deflator over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 30.4% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 7.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 214 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 15.9% 9.8% 6.0% Malawi
1990s 29.9% 10.3% 19.5% Malawi
2000s 24.9% 6.9% 18.0% Malawi
2010s 15.6% 4.8% 10.8% Malawi
2020s 19.3% 5.7% 13.5% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Malawi, at 30.4% against 4.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
26.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
Malawi ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.