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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977

1977, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977 covers 145 countries. Argentina is highest, at 159.42718; Maldives is lowest, at -12.21276. The middle country reads 9.73286. Against 1976, 144 values changed (79 up, 65 down), 1 country joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1977

HighestArgentina

159.42718

LowestMaldives

-12.21276

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, 1977, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 145 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
ArgentinaARGSouth America159.42718
ChileCHLSouth America101.30443
GhanaGHAWestern Africa67.25078
UruguayURYSouth America55.60669
BrazilBRASouth America45.39806
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa43.80525
IsraelISRWestern Asia41.55834
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa37.27165
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean37.25348
PeruPERSouth America35.74134
IcelandISLNorthern Europe32.70596
MexicoMEXCentral America30.44224
ColombiaCOLSouth America29.15282
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa28.75129
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe26.40005
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia24.08902
AndorraANDSouthern Europe23.38309
SpainESPSouthern Europe23.38307
GambiaGMBWestern Africa22.59540
IranIRNSouthern Asia21.88782
TogoTGOWestern Africa20.65741
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa19.74686
EcuadorECUSouth America19.36072
QatarQATWestern Asia18.69666
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa18.66198

02In 1977

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Argentina159.42718
  2. Chile101.30443
  3. Ghana67.25078
  4. Uruguay55.60669
  5. Brazil45.39806

Lowest

  1. Maldives-12.21276
  2. São Tomé and Príncipe-4.80766
  3. Cuba-4.19392
  4. Nepal-3.56482
  5. Bangladesh-3.21016

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 9.73286. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 144values changed, of 144 in both
  • 79 · 65rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Argentina438.32278 → 159.42718−278.89560
  • Chile245.65231 → 101.30443−144.34788
  • Maldives31.68569 → -12.21276−43.89845
  • DR Congo57.39543 → 37.27165−20.12378
  • Haiti18.96026 → 3.88390−15.07636
+ Jordan

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 1977.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 145 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 (1977). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1977

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977?

Argentina, at 159.42718, of the 145 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977 describe?

1977.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977 cover?

145.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1977?

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, 1977 the newest?

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

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