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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976

1976, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976 covers 144 countries. Argentina is highest, at 438.32278; Bangladesh is lowest, at -17.63042. The middle country reads 9.29423. Against 1975, 142 values changed (61 up, 81 down), 2 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1976

HighestArgentina

438.32278

LowestBangladesh

-17.63042

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, 1976, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 144 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
ArgentinaARGSouth America438.32278
ChileCHLSouth America245.65231
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa57.39543
UruguayURYSouth America47.29149
BrazilBRASouth America41.20362
IcelandISLNorthern Europe32.73682
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia31.68569
IsraelISRWestern Asia31.37806
PeruPERSouth America29.71292
GhanaGHAWestern Africa28.04865
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa25.99663
ColombiaCOLSouth America25.45756
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa24.33612
QatarQATWestern Asia21.63576
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand21.49187
South KoreaKOREastern Asia21.19028
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe21.02293
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia19.71806
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa19.67444
MexicoMEXCentral America19.36355
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia19.18092
HaitiHTICaribbean18.96026
KenyaKENEastern Africa18.90617
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa18.22297
El SalvadorSLVCentral America17.63421

02In 1976

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Argentina438.32278
  2. Chile245.65231
  3. DR Congo57.39543
  4. Uruguay47.29149
  5. Brazil41.20362

Lowest

  1. Bangladesh-17.63042
  2. Guyana-5.77655
  3. Mauritius-5.06651
  4. Liberia-1.89827
  5. Rwanda-1.89109

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 9.29423. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 142values changed, of 142 in both
  • 61 · 81rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Argentina197.69736 → 438.32278+240.62542
  • DR Congo12.26542 → 57.39543+45.13001
  • Maldives-0.07379 → 31.68569+31.75947
  • Zambia-14.16990 → 15.20459+29.37449
  • Qatar-1.59017 → 21.63576+23.22594

Fell most

  • Chile344.76993 → 245.65231−99.11762
  • Bangladesh80.56976 → -17.63042−98.20018
  • Rwanda87.96915 → -1.89109−89.86024
  • Nepal27.52275 → 0.54404−26.97870
  • Barbados29.36073 → 3.02098−26.33975
+ Cyprus+ Cambodia

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 1976.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 144 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 (1976). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1976

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976?

Argentina, at 438.32278, of the 144 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976 describe?

1976.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976 cover?

144.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1976?

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, 1976 the newest?

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

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