Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 16.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.4% | — |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +99.9% |
| 1973 | 16.0% | +134.5% |
| 1974 | 14.8% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -43.3% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 7.2% | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +88.8% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -42.7% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -29.1% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +155.1% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -56.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +52.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -77.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +254.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +203.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +66.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +76.8% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -34.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +254.9% | 1.8% | 6.3% |
| 2021 | +203.8% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 3.4% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 3.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 33 Madagascar 8.4% compare
- 34 Romania 8.2% compare
- 35 Honduras 8.0% compare
- 36 Gambia 7.9% compare
- 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.8% compare
- 38 Nicaragua 7.6% compare
- 39 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.5% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.