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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1981

1981, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator is how fast the prices of everything an economy produces are rising — the gap between its GDP in today's prices and in constant prices. It is the widest measure of inflation the World Bank publishes from national accounts.

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1981 covers 160 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 219.00284; Iraq is lowest, at -27.52259. The middle country reads 9.97891. Against 1980, 150 values changed (52 up, 98 down), 10 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1981

HighestNigeria

219.00284

LowestIraq

-27.52259

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1981, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 160 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1981: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa219.00284
IsraelISRWestern Asia124.62123
ArgentinaARGSouth America105.27637
BrazilBRASouth America100.52888
GhanaGHAWestern Africa75.63357
PeruPERSouth America65.33058
IcelandISLNorthern Europe49.18541
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia44.05707
Costa RicaCRICentral America41.10215
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa33.23022
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa30.45685
BoliviaBOLSouth America29.48609
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa27.78913
UruguayURYSouth America27.34460
IranIRNSouthern Asia26.27384
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa25.90393
MexicoMEXCentral America25.07555
SudanSDNNorthern Africa24.97718
ColombiaCOLSouth America22.76588
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe21.61204
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia20.88530
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa19.69214
SyriaSYRWestern Asia19.06166
BahrainBHRWestern Asia18.91177
ItalyITASouthern Europe18.78723

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Nigeria219.00284
  2. Israel124.62123
  3. Argentina105.27637
  4. Brazil100.52888
  5. Ghana75.63357

Lowest

  1. Iraq-27.52259
  2. Burundi-6.06332
  3. Maldives-5.64238
  4. Cuba-2.53695
  5. Egypt-2.19824

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 9.97891. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

  • +10 / −0countries joined / left
  • 150values changed, of 150 in both
  • 52 · 98rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Brunei94.77247 → 10.30655−84.46592
  • Mali75.97065 → 3.93292−72.03773
  • Somalia89.60002 → 19.69214−69.90788
  • Belize51.25065 → 0.16629−51.08436
  • Türkiye93.00322 → 44.05707−48.94615
+ Angola+ Albania+ Bulgaria+ Comoros+ Cabo Verde+ Equatorial Guinea+ Saint Lucia+ Malawi+ Namibia+ Solomon Islands

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 1981.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 160 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1981). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1981

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