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