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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978

1978, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978 covers 149 countries. Argentina is highest, at 161.372; Bhutan is lowest, at -15.878. The middle country reads 7.908. Against 1977, 145 values changed (57 up, 88 down), 4 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1978

HighestArgentina

161.372

LowestBhutan

-15.878

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, 1978, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 149 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
ArgentinaARGSouth America161.372
GhanaGHAWestern Africa73.307
PeruPERSouth America63.738
IsraelISRWestern Asia56.150
ChileCHLSouth America56.093
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia47.541
UruguayURYSouth America46.802
IcelandISLNorthern Europe46.249
BrazilBRASouth America38.228
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa28.414
JamaicaJAMCaribbean26.575
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia25.619
SudanSDNNorthern Africa24.910
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa23.850
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe22.348
South KoreaKOREastern Asia21.748
SpainESPSouthern Europe20.631
AndorraANDSouthern Europe20.631
GrenadaGRDCaribbean17.273
ColombiaCOLSouth America17.100
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa16.546
MexicoMEXCentral America16.002
GuyanaGUYSouth America14.788
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa14.532
BoliviaBOLSouth America14.104

02In 1978

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Argentina161.372
  2. Ghana73.307
  3. Peru63.738
  4. Israel56.150
  5. Chile56.093

Lowest

  1. Bhutan-15.878
  2. New Caledonia-15.511
  3. Togo-12.304
  4. Libya-4.459
  5. United Arab Emirates-3.661

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7.908. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031977 → 1978

Since 1977

What changed between 1977 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 145values changed, of 145 in both
  • 57 · 88rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Antigua and Barbuda+ Dominica+ Grenada+ Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 1978.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 149 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.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1978). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1978

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978?

Argentina, at 161.372, of the 149 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978 describe?

1978.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978 cover?

149.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1978?

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, 1978 the newest?

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

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