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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1998

1998, 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, 1998 covers 199 countries. Tajikistan is highest, at 87.8763; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -31.5659. The middle country reads 4.6810. Against 1997, 197 values changed (84 up, 113 down), 2 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1998

HighestTajikistan

87.8763

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-31.5659

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, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 199 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1998: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia87.8763
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia84.5045
BelarusBLREastern Europe76.5804
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia76.2681
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia75.2712
RomaniaROUEastern Europe48.1345
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa39.3593
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia38.9980
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia35.8252
BulgariaBGREastern Europe33.9510
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa26.9354
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe24.5817
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa23.7751
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa21.9556
MalawiMWIEastern Africa19.5485
VenezuelaVENSouth America18.6734
RussiaRUSEastern Europe18.5390
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa18.4516
SudanSDNNorthern Africa17.6623
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia17.6168
SurinameSURSouth America17.2116
GhanaGHAWestern Africa17.0485
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa16.9069
ParaguayPRYSouth America16.2586
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa16.0000

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Tajikistan87.8763
  2. Laos84.5045
  3. Belarus76.5804
  4. Türkiye76.2681
  5. Indonesia75.2712

Lowest

  1. Equatorial Guinea-31.5659
  2. Zimbabwe-27.0492
  3. Qatar-18.3822
  4. Republic of the Congo-18.2221
  5. Gabon-17.7864

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.6810. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 197values changed, of 197 in both
  • 84 · 113rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Bulgaria913.2135 → 33.9510−879.2625
  • DR Congo192.6428 → 26.9354−165.7075
  • Iraq91.4988 → -15.9504−107.4492
  • Romania135.3384 → 48.1345−87.2039
  • Bahamas73.2295 → 3.0489−70.1805
+ Montenegro+ San Marino

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 1998.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 199 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1998). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1998

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