GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100) by country
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.
Countries reporting
51
Highest
825.38 LCU index 2000=100
Ghana
Lowest
0 LCU index 2000=100
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
146.62 LCU index 2000=100
Years covered
50
1960–2009
Data points
2,467
What the numbers show
GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 825.38 LCU index 2000=100 in Ghana; the lowest is 0 LCU index 2000=100 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 146.62 LCU index 2000=100, and the mean is 162.39 LCU index 2000=100.
GDP deflator, period average: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 825.38 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 950.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 400.05 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 420.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 311.16 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 329.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Libya | 309.16 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 266.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar, Republic of | 247.86 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 247.4 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 235.08 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 254.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 232.59 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Eritrea, The State of | 207.74 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 391.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Botswana | 205.93 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 205.84 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique, Republic of | 205.14 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 204.93 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 200.73 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 189.49 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 188.98 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 188.57 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Algeria | 173.97 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 172.27 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritius | 168.78 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Uganda | 165.99 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 157.52 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 155.85 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 24 | Mali | 149.77 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Tunisia | 147 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros, Union of the | 146.62 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 141.87 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 136.01 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 135.32 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 134.93 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Djibouti | 134.36 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 133.98 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 131.55 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 128.3 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 126.59 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 122 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 119.29 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Cameroon | 118.34 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 117.69 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Rwanda | 111.52 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 106.43 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo, Republic of | 73.44 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Gambia, The | 54.26 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 40.08 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 31.61 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 16.56 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 515.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 11.15 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 12,133.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 5.86 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 4.59 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 LCU index 2000=100 | 2009 | up 12,365.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 160.49 LCU index 2000=100
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 144.25 LCU index 2000=100
- Sub-Saharan Africa 141.87 LCU index 2000=100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 138.94 LCU index 2000=100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 136.01 LCU index 2000=100
About this data
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.