Angola: GDP deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Angola's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) rose 20.5% on 2024 (from 636.37 to 766.79).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +285% and a typical year strayed about 919.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,800.5% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.3% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 69.39 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Angola had the 12th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Angola in the 2025 ranking

• Suriname — 8th of 186: 1,054
• Kazakhstan — 9th of 186: 874.98
• Uzbekistan — 10th of 186: 801.88
• Haiti — 12th of 186: 758.76
• Burundi — 13th of 186: 718.81
• Ghana — 14th of 186: 684.09

What this measures

The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).

All 46 values

GDP deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Benin — 116.78 (2025)
• Botswana — 136.44 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 143.53 (2025)
• Burundi — 718.81 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 121.54 (2025)
• Cameroon — 129.49 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 213.73 (2025)
• Chad — 120.67 (2025)
• Comoros — 164.5 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1,316 (2025)

More financial sector data for Angola

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1,058 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$911.99 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 20.49% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 1,240 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 20.49% (2025)
• GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 766.8 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 20.16% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 5.7% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 17.9 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Angola's GDP deflator (base year varies by country)?

766.79 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 17.27 trillion% from 0.00000000444 in 1980 (77.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 766.79 in 2025 and the lowest 0.00000000435 in 1981.

How does Angola rank?

12th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Angola?

In 2025, Angola's GDP deflator (base year varies by country) rose 20.5% on 2024 (from 636.37 to 766.79). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +285% and a typical year strayed about 919.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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