GDP Deflator - Ranking 1999
In 1999, Ecuador (-26.30%), Guinea-Bissau (-12.42%), and Chad (-7.57%) ranked highest in gdp deflator among all countries. Angola ranked lowest at 557.50%.
Data & analysis
- Zimbabwe — 1,071.66
- Lebanon — 280.63
- Argentina — 226.84
- Syrian Arab Republic — 213.18
- Sudan — 163.53
In 2025, the top of the GDP deflator ranking is bound by severe macroeconomic instability, with Zimbabwe posting an extraordinary 1071.6611 percent and Lebanon 280.6322 percent, reflecting hyperinflationary spirals often tied to currency collapse, political crisis, or war. Argentina, at 226.8407, and Sudan, at 163.5327, further illustrate how chronic fiscal deficits and external shocks drive price distortions. At the bottom, Timor-Leste’s deflation of -7.4077 percent stems from a structural over-reliance on volatile oil revenues, which, when global prices drop, collapse aggregate demand and price levels. The 2025 data thus captures a global spectrum from monetary disintegration to demand-deficient contraction. A shift in commodity prices or international financial support could quickly reshuffle the leaderboard, potentially ejecting fragile economies from the extremes.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
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