Indicator

Inflation (GDP Deflator) by African country

2025

Annual growth of the GDP implicit deflator, a broad economy-wide measure of inflation.

Africa, 202552 of 54 countries
12.4%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Zimbabwe · 83.1%Lowest in 2025Gabon · −4.0%Reported in 202552 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 5.1%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 7.8%Somalia — 12.9%Kenya — 3.5%Sudan — 65.9%Chad — −2.0%South Africa — 2.8%Lesotho — 3.0%Zimbabwe — 83.1%Botswana — 3.6%Namibia — 6.1%Senegal — 3.5%Mali — 2.1%Mauritania — 3.4%Benin — 1.6%Niger — −1.6%Nigeria — 13.9%Cameroon — 2.8%Togo — 0.8%Ghana — 14.4%Cote d'Ivoire — 3.2%Guinea — 6.2%Guinea-Bissau — 4.3%Liberia — 4.5%Sierra Leone — 2.7%Burkina Faso — 8.8%Central African Republic — 2.3%Republic of the Congo — −3.4%Gabon — −4.0%Equatorial Guinea — −1.4%Zambia — 5.6%Malawi — 30.4%Mozambique — −1.0%Eswatini — −0.4%Angola — 20.5%Burundi — 18.2%Madagascar — 8.4%Gambia — 7.9%Tunisia — 5.2%Algeria — 0.8%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 2.1%Egypt — 25.0%Libya — −3.9%Ethiopia — 16.7%Djibouti — 4.6%Uganda — 5.2%Rwanda — 7.4%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 13.9%Nigeria 13.9%Ethiopia 16.7%Ethiopia 16.7%Kenya 3.5%Kenya 3.5%South Africa 2.8%South Africa 2.8%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Zimbabwe83.1%Sudan65.9%Malawi30.4%Egypt25.0%Angola20.5%LOWEST IN 2025Gabon−4.0%Libya−3.9%Republic of the Congo−3.4%Chad−2.0%Niger−1.6%PINNEDEthiopia16.7%7 of 52Kenya3.5%29 of 52Nigeria13.9%9 of 52South Africa2.8%35 of 52OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn1.7%Comorosnot drawn4.3%Mauritiusnot drawn3.9%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn11.9%Seychellesnot drawn2.6%% per year · quintiles of the observed range−4%1.6%3.2%5.1%8.8%83.1%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries23.6%
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries12.4%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries9.5%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries7.8%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries2.9%
Africaall 54 countries · 52 with a 2025 figure12.4%

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Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Two countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea and South Sudan are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Inflation (GDP Deflator)Annual growth of the GDP implicit deflator, a broad economy-wide measure of inflation.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% per year
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1961–2025
Coverage52 of 54 countries · 52 reported, 0 modelled, 2 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 52 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

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52 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInflation (GDP Deflator)Period
1Zimbabwe83.1%2025
2Sudan65.9%2025
3Malawi30.4%2025
4Egypt25%2025
5Angola20.5%2025
6Burundi18.2%2025
7Ethiopia16.7%2025
8Ghana14.4%2025
9Nigeria13.9%2025
10Somalia12.9%2025
11Sao Tome and Principe11.9%2025
12Burkina Faso8.8%2025
13Madagascar8.4%2025
14Gambia7.9%2025
15Democratic Republic of the Congo7.8%2025
16Rwanda7.4%2025
17Guinea6.2%2025
18Namibia6.1%2025
19Zambia5.6%2025
20Tunisia5.2%2025
21Uganda5.2%2025
22Tanzania5.1%2025
23Djibouti4.6%2025
24Liberia4.5%2025
25Guinea-Bissau4.3%2025
26Comoros4.3%2025
27Mauritius3.9%2025
28Botswana3.6%2025
29Kenya3.5%2025
30Senegal3.5%2025
31Mauritania3.4%2025
32Cote d'Ivoire3.2%2025
33Lesotho3%2025
34Cameroon2.8%2025
35South Africa2.8%2025
36Sierra Leone2.7%2025
37Seychelles2.6%2025
38Central African Republic2.3%2025
39Mali2.1%2025
40Morocco2.1%2025
41Cabo Verde1.7%2025
42Benin1.6%2025
43Togo0.8%2025
44Algeria0.8%2025
45Eswatini-0.4%2025
46Mozambique-1%2025
47Equatorial Guinea-1.4%2025
48Niger-1.6%2025
49Chad-2%2025
50Republic of the Congo-3.4%2025
51Libya-3.9%2025
52Gabon-4%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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