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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982

1982, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982 covers 162 countries. Argentina is highest, at 194.53530; Libya is lowest, at -9.71995. The middle country reads 8.20720. Against 1981, 160 values changed (76 up, 84 down), 2 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1982

HighestArgentina

194.53530

LowestLibya

-9.71995

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, 1982, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 162 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
ArgentinaARGSouth America194.53530
BoliviaBOLSouth America158.28333
IsraelISRWestern Asia127.24416
BrazilBRASouth America101.03439
Costa RicaCRICentral America84.17189
PeruPERSouth America66.66333
MexicoMEXCentral America61.08112
IcelandISLNorthern Europe53.64638
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa43.48528
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa40.41801
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa31.90661
SudanSDNNorthern Africa30.59025
GuineaGINWestern Africa29.66566
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa28.43301
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia28.22683
GhanaGHAWestern Africa27.89058
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe27.21275
ColombiaCOLSouth America24.76646
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa24.73086
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa20.91423
SamoaWSMPolynesia20.90419
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe20.69033
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia19.02193
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa19.01931
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa18.50163

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Argentina194.53530
  2. Bolivia158.28333
  3. Israel127.24416
  4. Brazil101.03439
  5. Costa Rica84.17189

Lowest

  1. Libya-9.71995
  2. Ecuador-9.18217
  3. Saint Lucia-7.64121
  4. Oman-6.72021
  5. Qatar-5.75845

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8.20720. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 160values changed, of 160 in both
  • 76 · 84rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Bolivia29.48609 → 158.28333+128.79724
  • Argentina105.27637 → 194.53530+89.25893
  • Costa Rica41.10215 → 84.17189+43.06974
  • Mexico25.07555 → 61.08112+36.00557
  • Iraq-27.52259 → 8.33422+35.85681

Fell most

+ Mongolia+ Tonga

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 1982.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 162 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 (1982). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1982

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982?

Argentina, at 194.53530, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982 describe?

1982.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982 cover?

162.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1982?

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, 1982 the newest?

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

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