Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 4.0%.
The figure is down 53.0% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 27.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.2% | — |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -39.3% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +251.0% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +27.6% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -53.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -39.3% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +359.9% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | +119.8% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -64.6% |
| 1973 | 9.6% | +233.5% |
| 1974 | 27.7% | +188.1% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -78.7% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | +83.3% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +91.2% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -28.8% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -30.9% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -48.5% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +70.1% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +67.4% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +46.5% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -77.2% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +146.6% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +78.1% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -75.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +92.3% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +78.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -95.5% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +1378.1% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -52.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -62.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +337.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +47.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +66.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -79.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +191.1% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -53.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 | +1378.1% | 0.7% | 10.3% |
| 1970 | +359.9% | 0.8% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 2.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 4.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 2.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 0.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 0.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 2.9% | 13.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 4.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.