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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989

1989, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989 covers 174 countries. Nicaragua is highest, at 4,711.16955; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -4.79586. The middle country reads 7.16587. Against 1988, 173 values changed (103 up, 70 down), 1 country joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1989

HighestNicaragua

4,711.16955

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-4.79586

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, 1989, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 174 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
NicaraguaNICCentral America4,711.16955
ArgentinaARGSouth America3,046.09115
PeruPERSouth America2,572.32593
BrazilBRASouth America1,304.42421
GuyanaGUYSouth America162.54601
UgandaUGAEastern Africa115.44673
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa110.26225
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa102.70447
VenezuelaVENSouth America101.13276
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa99.25332
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa80.87733
UruguayURYSouth America76.07947
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia75.40483
LebanonLBNWestern Asia72.99646
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia69.68873
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa61.49128
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia57.68448
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia55.26652
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa39.35751
SudanSDNNorthern Africa36.73865
ParaguayPRYSouth America31.45492
SyriaSYRWestern Asia30.02388
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa28.96967
GhanaGHAWestern Africa28.29431
MexicoMEXCentral America27.39440

02In 1989

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Nicaragua4,711.16955
  2. Argentina3,046.09115
  3. Peru2,572.32593
  4. Brazil1,304.42421
  5. Guyana162.54601

Lowest

  1. Equatorial Guinea-4.79586
  2. Samoa-2.79209
  3. Papua New Guinea-2.54065
  4. Cameroon-1.81908
  5. Kuwait-1.72187

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7.16587. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031988 → 1989

Since 1988

What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 173values changed, of 173 in both
  • 103 · 70rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Argentina381.24634 → 3,046.09115+2,664.84481
  • Peru586.27873 → 2,572.32593+1,986.04720
  • Brazil627.95147 → 1,304.42421+676.47274
  • Guyana23.64604 → 162.54601+138.89997
  • Venezuela17.81698 → 101.13276+83.31578

Fell most

  • Nicaragua13,611.63482 → 4,711.16955−8,900.46527
  • Vietnam411.04025 → 69.68873−341.35153
  • Uganda189.97511 → 115.44673−74.52838
  • Mexico100.57599 → 27.39440−73.18159
  • Cambodia76.62171 → 19.01840−57.60332
+ Lebanon

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 1989.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 174 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 (1989). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1989

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989?

Nicaragua, at 4,711.16955, of the 174 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989 describe?

1989.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989 cover?

174.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1989?

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, 1989 the newest?

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

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