Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Inflation, GDP deflator was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 27.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2009.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 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 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -74.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +135.5% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +72.9% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -76.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +72.8% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +66.3% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -103.0% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -2333.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +62.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -55.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -67.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +373.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +102.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -72.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +35.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -38.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 | +2333.3% | -0.5% | 10.1% |
| 2017 | +373.2% | 0.9% | 4.4% |
| 1970 | +359.9% | 0.8% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 2.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 4.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 2.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | -0.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 4.1% | 18.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 4.1% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.