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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986

1986, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986 covers 168 countries. Vietnam is highest, at 398.073; Brunei is lowest, at -37.080. The middle country reads 5.169. Against 1985, 166 values changed (66 up, 100 down), 2 countries joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1986

HighestVietnam

398.073

LowestBrunei

-37.080

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, 1986, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 168 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia398.073
NicaraguaNICCentral America281.460
BoliviaBOLSouth America230.105
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia157.290
BrazilBRASouth America149.179
UgandaUGAEastern Africa137.281
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa112.895
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa81.988
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa78.504
ArgentinaARGSouth America77.292
UruguayURYSouth America70.963
MexicoMEXCentral America70.851
GuineaGINWestern Africa69.661
PeruPERSouth America68.364
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia51.115
IsraelISRWestern Asia50.160
GhanaGHAWestern Africa41.706
GuatemalaGTMCentral America41.463
GambiaGMBWestern Africa40.517
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa39.060
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia36.007
SyriaSYRWestern Asia30.450
ColombiaCOLSouth America29.169
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa28.735
SudanSDNNorthern Africa28.643

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Vietnam398.073
  2. Nicaragua281.460
  3. Bolivia230.105
  4. Cambodia157.290
  5. Brazil149.179

Lowest

  1. Brunei-37.080
  2. Republic of the Congo-29.173
  3. Kuwait-25.701
  4. Qatar-22.041
  5. Gabon-20.810

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5.169. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 166values changed, of 166 in both
  • 66 · 100rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Bolivia12,338.660 → 230.105−12,108.555
  • Argentina607.447 → 77.292−530.155
  • Israel264.537 → 50.160−214.377
  • Brazil248.544 → 149.179−99.364
  • Peru165.735 → 68.364−97.371
+ Tajikistan+ Vietnam

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 1986.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 168 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 (1986). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1986

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986?

Vietnam, at 398.073, of the 168 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986 describe?

1986.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986 cover?

168.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1986?

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, 1986 the newest?

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

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