GDP deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP deflator, index was 228.81 2000=100; US$ series in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in 2000=100; US$ series.
Analysis
In 2011, gdp deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 228.81 2000=100; US$ series. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 228.81 2000=100; US$ series in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.02 2000=100; US$ series, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | 2000=100; US$ series | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.02 2000=100; US$ series | — |
| 1961 | 31.57 2000=100; US$ series | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 32.35 2000=100; US$ series | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 35 2000=100; US$ series | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 32.22 2000=100; US$ series | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 33.7 2000=100; US$ series | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 35.39 2000=100; US$ series | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 34.19 2000=100; US$ series | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 35.27 2000=100; US$ series | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 37.8 2000=100; US$ series | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 41.28 2000=100; US$ series | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 39.46 2000=100; US$ series | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 43.39 2000=100; US$ series | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 53.34 2000=100; US$ series | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 64.85 2000=100; US$ series | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 70.66 2000=100; US$ series | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 73.5 2000=100; US$ series | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 79.3 2000=100; US$ series | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 87.59 2000=100; US$ series | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 100.84 2000=100; US$ series | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 121.97 2000=100; US$ series | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 119.32 2000=100; US$ series | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 110.73 2000=100; US$ series | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 104.61 2000=100; US$ series | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 97.41 2000=100; US$ series | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 89.6 2000=100; US$ series | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 97.05 2000=100; US$ series | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 112.22 2000=100; US$ series | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 113.22 2000=100; US$ series | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 113.88 2000=100; US$ series | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 112.34 2000=100; US$ series | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 115.4 2000=100; US$ series | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 115.88 2000=100; US$ series | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 109.25 2000=100; US$ series | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 105.14 2000=100; US$ series | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 114.91 2000=100; US$ series | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 113.7 2000=100; US$ series | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 112.63 2000=100; US$ series | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 103.08 2000=100; US$ series | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 100.93 2000=100; US$ series | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 100 2000=100; US$ series | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 94.13 2000=100; US$ series | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 95.65 2000=100; US$ series | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 118.84 2000=100; US$ series | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 139.72 2000=100; US$ series | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 154.77 2000=100; US$ series | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 169.75 2000=100; US$ series | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 185.21 2000=100; US$ series | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 199.51 2000=100; US$ series | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 184.35 2000=100; US$ series | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 213.73 2000=100; US$ series | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 228.81 2000=100; US$ series | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.85 2000=100; US$ series | 31.02 2000=100; US$ series | 37.8 2000=100; US$ series | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.42 2000=100; US$ series | 39.46 2000=100; US$ series | 100.84 2000=100; US$ series | 10 |
| 1980s | 108 2000=100; US$ series | 89.6 2000=100; US$ series | 121.97 2000=100; US$ series | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.33 2000=100; US$ series | 100.93 2000=100; US$ series | 115.88 2000=100; US$ series | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.19 2000=100; US$ series | 94.13 2000=100; US$ series | 199.51 2000=100; US$ series | 10 |
| 2010s | 221.27 2000=100; US$ series | 213.73 2000=100; US$ series | 228.81 2000=100; US$ series | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Angola 844.19 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 2 Ghana 389.91 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 332.36 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 4 Zambia 321.07 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 5 Eritrea 311.18 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 309.6 2000=100; US$ series compare
- 7 Chad 309.1 2000=100; US$ series compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp deflator, index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 228.81 2000=100; US$ series in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest gdp deflator, index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 228.81 2000=100; US$ series in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator, index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.02 2000=100; US$ series in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp deflator, index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gdp deflator, index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of GDP deflator, index (2000=100; US$ series). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The GDP deflator series based upon the U.S. dollar series is defined as the ratio of the GDP at market prices in current U.S. dollars) to the GDP at market prices in constant (2000) U.S. dollars.