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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980

1980, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980 covers 150 countries. Israel is highest, at 125.36811; Maldives is lowest, at -6.29296. The middle country reads 13.02093. Against 1979, 149 values changed (97 up, 52 down), 1 country joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1980

HighestIsrael

125.36811

LowestMaldives

-6.29296

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, 1980, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 150 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
IsraelISRWestern Asia125.36811
ArgentinaARGSouth America95.79042
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia94.77247
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia93.00322
BrazilBRASouth America92.14194
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa89.60002
MaliMLIWestern Africa75.97065
UruguayURYSouth America54.76270
IcelandISLNorthern Europe52.47579
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa51.40755
BelizeBLZCentral America51.25065
GhanaGHAWestern Africa51.12614
OmanOMNWestern Asia51.10503
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa47.76091
BarbadosBRBCaribbean44.67810
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa41.45950
MexicoMEXCentral America41.40514
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia40.43538
PeruPERSouth America37.92997
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia37.62509
NicaraguaNICCentral America36.97863
GabonGABMiddle Africa36.78110
QatarQATWestern Asia36.23773
IranIRNSouthern Asia35.23131
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa33.20217

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Israel125.36811
  2. Argentina95.79042
  3. Brunei94.77247
  4. Türkiye93.00322
  5. Brazil92.14194

Lowest

  1. Maldives-6.29296
  2. Sierra Leone-6.00875
  3. Kiribati-4.52914
  4. Gambia-0.17758
  5. Ethiopia0.04906

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 13.02093. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 149values changed, of 149 in both
  • 97 · 52rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Brunei13.36857 → 94.77247+81.40390
  • Somalia15.67701 → 89.60002+73.92301
  • Mali11.42125 → 75.97065+64.54941
  • Israel76.85826 → 125.36811+48.50985
  • Belize3.58543 → 51.25065+47.66522

Fell most

  • Argentina147.37704 → 95.79042−51.58662
  • DR Congo101.77004 → 51.40755−50.36248
  • Peru76.34985 → 37.92997−38.41987
  • Maldives19.27976 → -6.29296−25.57272
  • Uruguay79.20819 → 54.76270−24.44549
+ Vanuatu

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 1980.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 150 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 (1980). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1980

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980?

Israel, at 125.36811, of the 150 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980 describe?

1980.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980 cover?

150.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1980?

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, 1980 the newest?

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

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