Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 3.0% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 14.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Inflation, GDP deflator in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.4% | — |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +54.8% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +73.6% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | -35.3% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +102.5% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +34.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -77.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +147.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -66.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +180.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +80.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +76.8% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 4.4% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.