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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972

1972, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972 covers 141 countries. Chile is highest, at 88.4042; Syria is lowest, at -8.3541. The middle country reads 6.4131. Against 1971, 141 values changed (89 up, 52 down), the same countries are covered.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1972

HighestChile

88.4042

LowestSyria

-8.3541

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 141 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
ChileCHLSouth America88.4042
UruguayURYSouth America69.1671
ArgentinaARGSouth America64.2448
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa27.7112
BrazilBRASouth America19.8671
BoliviaBOLSouth America18.9777
IcelandISLNorthern Europe18.3346
IsraelISRWestern Asia16.6057
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia16.1198
South KoreaKOREastern Asia15.8248
GhanaGHAWestern Africa15.4726
FijiFJIMelanesia14.7254
SudanSDNNorthern Africa14.3055
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia14.0145
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa13.9421
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa13.8347
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa13.4536
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe13.3851
ColombiaCOLSouth America12.9723
NepalNPLSouthern Asia12.5027
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean11.1099
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia10.9757
IndiaINDSouthern Asia10.8396
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe10.7807
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa10.7754

02In 1972

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Chile88.4042
  2. Uruguay69.1671
  3. Argentina64.2448
  4. Seychelles27.7112
  5. Brazil19.8671

Lowest

  1. Syria-8.3541
  2. Gabon-7.2770
  3. Jamaica-4.9058
  4. Algeria-4.6065
  5. Iraq-3.3821

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6.4131. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 141values changed, of 141 in both
  • 89 · 52rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Kuwait25.7795 → 1.9711−23.8084
  • Algeria17.1520 → -4.6065−21.7584
  • Libya20.4037 → 1.3091−19.0946
  • Syria8.1523 → -8.3541−16.5064
  • Iraq10.6500 → -3.3821−14.0321

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1972.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 141 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1972). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1972

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972?

Chile, at 88.4042, of the 141 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972 describe?

1972.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972 cover?

141.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1972 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2025.

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