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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997

1997, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997 covers 197 countries. Bulgaria is highest, at 913.21347; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -13.14717. The middle country reads 4.42117. Against 1996, 197 values changed (71 up, 126 down), the same countries are covered.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 1997

HighestBulgaria

913.21347

LowestEquatorial Guinea

-13.14717

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, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 197 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
BulgariaBGREastern Europe913.21347
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa192.64283
RomaniaROUEastern Europe135.33840
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa95.45302
IraqIRQWestern Asia91.49880
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia83.10467
BahamasBHSCaribbean73.22947
BelarusBLREastern Europe71.64957
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia66.08707
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia65.25120
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia61.80004
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa39.11398
SudanSDNNorthern Africa37.92117
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa34.13819
VenezuelaVENSouth America33.97990
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia33.79422
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa33.61111
BurundiBDIEastern Africa32.39779
UruguayURYSouth America27.48517
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa25.40254
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia21.67213
MalawiMWIEastern Africa20.83485
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa20.58723
HungaryHUNEastern Europe20.26147
GhanaGHAWestern Africa19.45817

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Bulgaria913.21347
  2. DR Congo192.64283
  3. Romania135.33840
  4. Angola95.45302
  5. Iraq91.49880

Lowest

  1. Equatorial Guinea-13.14717
  2. Liberia-10.00883
  3. Gambia-5.96912
  4. Kuwait-4.71535
  5. Qatar-4.07898

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.42117. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 197values changed, of 197 in both
  • 71 · 126rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Bulgaria62.96662 → 913.21347+850.24685
  • Iraq-12.54414 → 91.49880+104.04294
  • Romania44.00228 → 135.33840+91.33612
  • Bahamas0.98424 → 73.22947+72.24523
  • Burundi14.45311 → 32.39779+17.94468

Fell most

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 1997.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 197 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 (1997). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/1997

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997?

Bulgaria, at 913.21347, of the 197 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997 cover?

197.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 1997?

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, 1997 the newest?

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

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