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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985

1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985 covers 166 countries. Bolivia is highest, at 12,338.66014; Zimbabwe is lowest, at -17.01666. The middle country reads 5.58870. Against 1984, 164 values changed (61 up, 103 down), 2 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1985

HighestBolivia

12,338.66014

LowestZimbabwe

-17.01666

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, 1985, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 166 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
BoliviaBOLSouth America12,338.66014
ArgentinaARGSouth America607.44750
IsraelISRWestern Asia264.53668
BrazilBRASouth America248.54366
NicaraguaNICCentral America167.18897
PeruPERSouth America165.73497
UgandaUGAEastern Africa120.33595
UruguayURYSouth America74.01716
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa68.88971
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia64.81469
MexicoMEXCentral America59.14952
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia53.05448
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa52.77479
SudanSDNNorthern Africa46.16915
ChileCHLSouth America41.85819
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa41.13735
GambiaGMBWestern Africa39.41911
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean38.36729
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa34.14518
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa34.02541
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa32.31351
IcelandISLNorthern Europe32.08454
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa31.78776
JamaicaJAMCaribbean28.52885
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa28.01812

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Bolivia12,338.66014
  2. Argentina607.44750
  3. Israel264.53668
  4. Brazil248.54366
  5. Nicaragua167.18897

Lowest

  1. Zimbabwe-17.01666
  2. Cambodia-9.33945
  3. Qatar-8.49663
  4. Niger-5.90018
  5. Chad-5.11319

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5.58870. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 164values changed, of 164 in both
  • 61 · 103rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Bolivia1,443.39714 → 12,338.66014+10,895.26300
  • Nicaragua38.96200 → 167.18897+128.22697
  • Uganda25.27681 → 120.33595+95.05914
  • Peru108.47753 → 165.73497+57.25744
  • Brazil201.74028 → 248.54366+46.80338

Fell most

  • Israel384.77045 → 264.53668−120.23377
  • Cambodia65.33710 → -9.33945−74.67655
  • DR Congo89.60322 → 25.81091−63.79231
  • Maldives49.15065 → 1.32301−47.82764
  • Somalia71.60840 → 28.01812−43.59028
+ Isle of Man+ Laos

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 1985.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 166 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 (1985). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1985

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985?

Bolivia, at 12,338.66014, of the 166 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985 describe?

1985.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985 cover?

166.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1985?

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, 1985 the newest?

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

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