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Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018

2018, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018 covers 210 countries. Venezuela is highest, at 225,652.23499; Guyana is lowest, at -2.88749. The middle country reads 2.78893. Against 2017, 209 values changed (109 up, 100 down), 1 country joined.

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Inflation, GDP Deflator · Data for 2018

HighestVenezuela

225,652.23499

LowestGuyana

-2.88749

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, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 210 countries · select a heading to sort

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
VenezuelaVENSouth America225,652.23499
SudanSDNNorthern Africa55.97533
ArgentinaARGSouth America42.03367
IranIRNSouthern Asia32.91140
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa29.83901
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia26.62615
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa24.62162
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa22.23444
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa21.17482
IraqIRQWestern Asia18.20399
NauruNRUMicronesia17.54789
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia16.73348
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa16.02073
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia15.86259
UkraineUKREastern Europe15.39853
YemenYEMWestern Asia14.85366
SyriaSYRWestern Asia13.18786
QatarQATWestern Asia12.41440
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa12.38228
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia12.18443
BelarusBLREastern Europe12.13923
OmanOMNWestern Asia11.73229
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa11.72307
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia11.29917
GhanaGHAWestern Africa10.56848

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Venezuela225,652.23499
  2. Sudan55.97533
  3. Argentina42.03367
  4. Iran32.91140
  5. DR Congo29.83901

Lowest

  1. Guyana-2.88749
  2. Guinea-Bissau-2.53156
  3. Marshall Islands-2.40704
  4. Burundi-1.53826
  5. Timor-Leste-1.36269

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.78893. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 209values changed, of 209 in both
  • 109 · 100rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Zimbabwe197.45466 → 3.55406−193.90060
  • Bolivia29.86683 → 2.47512−27.39171
  • Syria37.22103 → 13.18786−24.03317
  • Suriname28.14511 → 5.66059−22.48451
  • Burundi13.27211 → -1.53826−14.81037
+ New Caledonia

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 2018.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 210 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 (2018). Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inflation-gdp-deflator/2018

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07Questions

Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest inflation (GDP deflator) in Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018?

Venezuela, at 225,652.23499, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018 cover?

210.

Where can I download Inflation, GDP Deflator, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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