Inflation, GDP deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Inflation, GDP deflator was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 23.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1967.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.3% | — |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -49.1% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +80.8% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | +40.9% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -68.9% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +84.9% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +104.4% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | -20.2% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +54.8% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +83.7% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | +38.8% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +59.3% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +105.3% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -53.6% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -49.8% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +43.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -43.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +55.2% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +45.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +80.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +66.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +60.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +50.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 3.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 5.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1967.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.